DinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaNeotheropodaSaurischiaSouth AmericaTheropoda

Tachiraptor admirabilis

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Dinosaur: Tachiraptor admirabilis

Jurassic: 201.4–199.3 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:3.5 m11.5 ft
Weight*:42 kg93 lb
ESR: 1 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian
Years: 201.4–199.3 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Langer et al.
Year: 2014

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Venezuela
Region: Táchira
Formation: La Quinta


Locations


Sources

Material: Incomplete tibia, referred proximal ischium.
References: Langer M.C., Rincón A.D., Ramezani J., Solórzano A. i O.W.M. Rauhut. (2014). New dinosaur (Theropoda, stem-Averostra) from the earliest Jurassic of the La Quinta formation, Venezuelan Andes.

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