Condorraptor

Say it: kon-dor-RAP-tor

Name means: “robber from Cerro Condor”1

Ate: MeatOther meat-eatersEarly Jurassic to Middle Jurassic

Condorraptor was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It was one of the earliest large theropods in South America, and it hunted other animals during the Jurassic Period.1

Lived

180 to 169 million years ago3

Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic

Fossils found in

Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Chubut Province, Argentina1 3

Food

Meat3

Length

4.5 m1

juvenile specimen

Weight

200 kg1

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

How big was it?

as long as 2.5 bicycles in a rowas long as 25 bananas end to endas heavy as 7 big dogsas heavy as 40 watermelons

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Fun facts

Condorraptor is known from a partial skeleton including a left shin bone, vertebrae, teeth, and hip bones.1

It was named in 2005 by paleontologist Oliver Rauhut.1

Condorraptor was a relative of another dinosaur from the same area called Piatnitzkysaurus.1

The type specimen was a juvenile that was about 4.5 meters long and weighed about 200 kilograms.1

Its fossils were found in rocks that are about 179 to 178 million years old.1

Condorraptor had a shallow depression on the side of its shin bone near the top, which is a unique feature.1

AI-made picture of Condorraptor — An AI-made picture of how Condorraptor might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Condorraptor

?How big was Condorraptor?

Condorraptor was about 4.5 metres (15 feet) long and weighed about 200 kilograms (440 pounds) as a juvenile. Some sources estimate adults reached 5 metres (16 feet) and 200 to 300 kilograms (440 to 660 pounds).1 2

?What did Condorraptor eat?

Condorraptor was a meat-eating dinosaur, so it hunted other animals. Its sharp teeth and claws helped it catch prey.1

?When did Condorraptor live?

Condorraptor lived during the Jurassic Period, about 179 to 178 million years ago. Some sources say it lived around 165 to 180 million years ago.1 2

?Was Condorraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, Condorraptor was a theropod dinosaur, a group of meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two legs.1

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For dino experts

Scientific name: Condorraptor
Named by: Rauhut 20053
Group: Other meat-eaters
Family / clade: Piatnitzkysauridae3
Classification: Theropoda3
Age of the rocks: 180 to 169 million years (Toarcian / Bajocian)3
Rock formations: Cañadón Asfalto3
Countries: Argentina3
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database3
Discovery: Condorraptor was named by Oliver Rauhut in 2005 based on a left shin bone and other bones found in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina. The species name currumili honors Hipolito Currumil, who owned the land where the fossils were found.1
Still debated: Scientists are not sure if a partial skull found in the same formation belongs to Condorraptor or another dinosaur.1

Where the facts come from

Condorraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
Condorraptor currumili | Western Australian Museum (visit.museum.wa.gov.au)
Condorraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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