Megaraptora

Well, 2 very closely related ones. Is the general consensus for them that they are Tyrannosauroids or something else, last time i heard it was the former but now i’m not so sure? And another thing, if they were tyrannosauroids or really any kind of coelurosaur, could have atleast some of the smaller ones (maybe not Maip tho) have been feathered in a manner similair to this, well, maybe more fuzzy but still (and yes, i know T. rex likely didn’t have feathers, i’m just using this picture as it’s the best at representing my general idea)?

I just noticed how rare Megaraptorans in the Northern Hemisphere are compared to the south(except in Africa, why tf are there no African Megaraptorans). No actual derived Megaraptorids are from the Northern Hemisphere tho, they're exclusive to Gondwana (for now). Correct me if I'm wrong on any of these, and feel free to add on to this list.

Phuwiangvenator: Northeastern Thailand, 125 to 120 million years ago

Fukuiraptor: Central Japan, 125 to 115 million years ago

Vayuraptor: Northeastern Thailand, 124.4 to 121.4 million years ago (possibly a Megaraptoran)

Siats: Utah, 99 to 94.5 million years ago (possibly a megaraptoran)

Chilantaisaurus: Northern China, 92 to 90 million years ago (possibly a megaraptoran)

Gonna do a species of pachyrhinosaurus tomorrow (not saying which one)

The Raptor Tyrant (Tyrannoraptor Caverna) is a Megaraptoran that can be found in mountains and temperate forests. They usually live in caves but must go to the surface to eat, drink, or gather nest materials. I just realized that there are too many animals in this game/movie that don't contain the suffix "saurus", so I will fix that next time.

Size comparison based the size of the Raptor Tyrant on a lower estimate of Australovenator. This made me realize that Australovenator is quite a bit smaller than I thought.

Title says it all.

Well, not really. I've heard differing opinions of Megaraptora, with it being a maniraptoran, Tyrannosauroid, or another clade of coelasauria(don't know how to spell).

Wikipedia says it's part of Tyrannosauroidea

Just give me what seems to be the most popular opinion nowadays, as long as it's backed by fact.

Is Megaraptora in Tyrannosauroidea?

A 2022 study by Darren Naish puts Megaraptora in Tyrannosauroidea, is that now outdated?

Augeryraptor is a midsized megaraptorid located in south america and some parts of china. the augeryraptor is abour 15 ft in length with a height of 5 - 8 ft.

BEHAVIOR

The augeryraptor prefers to hunt things like pterosaurs(preferrably azdarchids) and smaller theropods. when hunting an azdarchid, it looks for a pterosaur that has fallen asleep before scratching the wings of said azdarchid pterosaur so it can't get away. once it can't fly, the augeryraptor will bite down on the neck area of its victim and wait for either blood-loss or suffocation to kill its prey. augeryraptors will fight over kills and territory. they tend to avoid larger predators such as giganatosaurus, aerosteon, shaochilong but will defend themselves if given a chance, though usually the larger predator wins most of the fights with losses only being caused from heavy wounds.

Appearance

Its just a megaraptorid...............roll credits

Name meaning

(oh boy prepare for some made up language stuff) augery which is witherian for lesser and raptor which is greek for robber or theif or plunderer or criminal(possibly) making the augeryraptors name meaning lesser thief(i hate using my own made up language for dinosaurs -V-)

Thats all