Joaquinraptor
Joaquinraptor was a meat-eating dinosaur with big claws on its hands. It lived in what is now Argentina near the very end of the age of dinosaurs. Scientists found its skeleton with a crocodile arm bone stuck between its jaws!1
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Joaquinraptor is a member of a group called Megaraptoridae, which are known for their large claws on the first and second fingers.1
The only known skeleton of Joaquinraptor includes parts of the skull, backbone, shoulder, arm, and leg bones.1
This dinosaur lived during the Maastrichtian stage, about 72 to 66 million years ago, right up to the time when the non-bird dinosaurs went extinct.21
Joaquinraptor was one of the last surviving megaraptorid dinosaurs, and it may have been the top predator in its ecosystem in central and southern Patagonia.1
The fossil of Joaquinraptor was found with a crocodile arm bone between its lower jaws, and some of its teeth touched that bone. This might mean it was eating a crocodile.1
Joaquinraptor was named in 2025 by a team of scientists led by Lucio M. Ibiricu. The name honors the first author's son Joaquin and the fossil site called Valle Joaquin.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Joaquinraptor
?How big was Joaquinraptor?
It was at least 7 metres (23 feet) long and weighed about 1,036 kilograms (2,284 pounds). That is about as long as a large pickup truck.36
?What did Joaquinraptor eat?
It was a meat-eater. Scientists found a crocodile arm bone stuck in its jaws, so it probably ate crocodile relatives.367
?When did Joaquinraptor live?
It lived about 67 million years ago, near the very end of the age of dinosaurs. It was one of the last megaraptorids.36
?Did Joaquinraptor have big claws?
Yes, it had large, curved claws on its hands, like other megaraptorids. Its arms were long and strong.37
?Where was Joaquinraptor found?
It was found in central Patagonia, Argentina, in the Lago Colhué Huapi Formation. The fossils were collected from 2019 to 2023.36
?Is Joaquinraptor a dinosaur?
Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is a theropod dinosaur from the group called Megaraptoridae.3
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Joaquinraptor
- Benoem deur
- Ibiricu et al. 20258
- Groep
- Vleisvretende dino's
- Familie / klade
- Megaraptoridae8
- Klassifikasie
- Theropoda > Megaraptora8
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)8
- Rotsformasies
- Lago Colhué Huapi8
- Lande
- Argentinië8
- Fossielrekords
- 1 in The Paleobiology Database8
- Ontdekking
- Joaquinraptor was named by Lucio M. Ibiricu and colleagues in 2025. The skeleton was found in the Lago Colhué Huapi Formation in Chubut, Argentina, at a site called Valle Joaquin.21
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure if the crocodile arm bone found with Joaquinraptor shows that it ate crocodiles, or if it got there by accident, such as being moved by water.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds ... (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Joaquinraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
- Joaquinraptor (es.wikipedia.org)
- (PDF) Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology (researchgate.net)
- How mean was this new Argentine dinosaur? It had a croc leg in its jaws | Reuters (reuters.com)
- New megaraptor discovered—with its final meal still in its mouth | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
- Joaquinraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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