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The type species of Dynatoaetus and the larger of the two. Fossils of this species are known from multiple regions of South Australia, including the Lake Eyre Basin, as well as New South Wales. The species name was chosen to honor Priscilla Gaff, who was the first to discuss the fossil material of this animal in a 2002 thesis. [3] [4]
In another study, floaters (i.e. birds not engaging in breeding at that time) were found to take larger prey, averaging 4.24 kg (9.3 lb), than those that were nesting, for which prey averaged 3.64 kg (8.0 lb), with prey species estimated to weigh a mean of 1.08 kg (2.4 lb) (for common opossum) to 10.1 kg (22 lb) (for adult crab-eating raccoon ...
They found the maxilla to be a reliable reference when inferring the shape of the premaxilla and overall snout. For instance, most Asian species have elongated snouts based on the maxilla (namely velociraptorines), indicating a selective feeding in Velociraptor and relatives, such as picking up small, fast prey. In contrast, most North American ...
The fossil remains of this raptor, scientifically known as Murusraptor barrosaensis, were discovered in 2000. It took University of Alberta paleontologist Philip Currie and his team until recently ...
The 5-ton apex-predator measuring 3 stories from nose to tail was found eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws. "Death shadow" fossils of largest raptor dinosaur unearthed in Argentina Skip ...
Accipitriformes, currently with 262 species and 75 genera in 4 extant families and possibly 1 extinct family, is the largest diurnal raptor order. DNA sequence analyses suggest that divergences within Accipitriformes began around the Eocene/Oligocene boundary about 34 mya, with the split of the group including genera Elanus and Gampsonyx from ...
Giant 20-foot-long raptor dinosaurs once roamed Australia, according to a new study that could rewrite the evolutionary history and hierarchy of predators on the continent. The research, published ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. Extinct clade of dinosaurs Megaraptorans Temporal range: Early - Late Cretaceous 130–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Diagram showing the skull and skeleton of Murusraptor Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Dinosauria Clade ...