| Murusraptor | |
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| An artist's interpretation of Murusraptor barrosaensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryote |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| clade: | †Megaraptora |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Neovenatoridae |
| Genus: | †Murusraptor Coria & Currie, 2016 |
| Species: | †M. barrosaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Murusraptor barrosaensis Coria & Currie, 2016 | |
Murusraptor (meaning "wall thief") is a genus of megaraptorid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. It was originally discovered in 2001, but was named in 2016. Its name comes from the fact that it was discovered in a canyon wall northeast of Plaza Huincul, Argentina. The only known skeleton of Murusraptor is believed to be an immature specimen, at only 6.4 meters (21 feet) long. Several bones showed signs of infection, however, it is unknown if this caused the dinosaur's death. It lived in the Sierra Barrosa Formation with Kaijutitan, Macrogryphosaurus and Mendozasaurus.
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http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/murusraptor-barrosaensis-dinosaur-argentina-04046.html