Rinconraptor

Rinconraptor
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Santonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: †Megaraptora
Family: †Megaraptoridae
Genus: †Rinconraptor
Méndez et al., 2026
Species:
†R. pipoae
Binomial name
†Rinconraptor pipoae
Méndez et al., 2026

Rinconraptor (lit. 'Rincón thief') is an extinct genus of megaraptorid theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian age) Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Rinconraptor pipoae, known from a partial postcranial skeleton.

References

  1. ↑ Méndez, Ariel H.; Paulina-Carabajal, Ariana; Filippi, Leonardo S.; Gianechini, Federico A.; González-Dionis, Javier; Vettorazzi, Lucía F.; Seculi-Pereyra, E. Emanuel; Ulloa-Guaiquin, Karen; Barrios, Francisco T.; Cruzado-Caballero, Penélope; Bellardini, Flavio; Previtera, M. Elena; Valdez, Hugo; Heredia, Arturo M.; Cárdenas, Magalí (2026-10-27). "Expanding the dinosaur diversity of the Cerro Overo–La Invernada area (Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Santonian), Northern Patagonia: Description of a new species and additional megaraptorid remains". Palaeontologia Electronica. 29 (3) a41. doi:10.26879/1738.