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Revision as of 23:52, 30 August 2021
A Speculative Illustration of the Semiaquatic Raptor, with white plumage
Halszkaraptor (meaning 'Halszka's seizer') is a genus of small dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur. It lived in present-day Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period around 75 million years ago.
The genus contains one known species, Halszkaraptor escuilliei.
Discovery and naming
Description
Halszkraptor was a small theropod species
Scientists compared the type specimen fossil, to the bones of extant crocodilians and aquatic to semi-aquatic birds, and found possible evidence of a semiaquatic lifestyle. The Halszkaraptor was about the size of a duck. Halszkaraptor likely had characteristics that allowed it to spend time both in water and on land, including strong hindlimbs for running and smaller flipper-like forelimbs for swimming. However a latter publication by the Nature' documentary site has cast Doubt to this animal's degree of aquatic abilities, if it had any at all! The documentary concluded that this animal showed the basic patterns of the maniraptorans and had transationary features with no identifiable aquatic inclinations [1] These studies are prone to change; and further evaluation continues.
A Speculative Illustration of the Halszkraptor with a differently colored plumage and consuming fish; by Saint_Thomas_Production
Classification
Paleobiology
Gallery
