- Name
- Santanaraptor placidus
- Authority
- Kellner, 1999
- Meaning of generic name
- ''Santana Thief" Named after the area of discovery
- Meaning of specific name
- Named in honour of Placido Cidade Nuvens
- Size
- Length: 4.1 ft (1.25 m)
- Remains
- Holotype (MN 4802-V) 3 caudal vertebrae with chevrons, ischia, femora, tibia, fibula, pes, and soft tissue.
- Age and Distribution
- Horizon: Santana Formation (Romualdo member), Lower Cretaceous (Albian)
Locality: Formacao Santana in the Chapada do Araripe region of the northeastern state of Ceara, Brazil - Classification
- Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria
- Further Reading
- Kellner, A. W. A. (1999). "Short Note on a new dinosaur (Theropoda, Coelurosauria) from the Santana Formation (Romualdo Member, Albian), northeastern Brazil". Boletim do Museu Nacional (Serie Geologia) 49: 1–8.
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Santanaraptor placidus
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