Luanchuanraptor

Field photograph to come

DV-0634Qiupa Fm., China

Luanchuanraptor

DV-0634 · type species Luanchuanraptor henanensis

Lived
72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Group
Theropods, Dromaeosauridae
Found in
China
Named by
Lü and et al 2007

Field notes

About Luanchuanraptor

Luanchuanraptor was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Dromaeosauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Luanchuanraptor, from China. Its fossils come from the Qiupa Formation. It was named by Lü and et al in 2007.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

70 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Dromaeosauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: J. Lü. 2008. Vertebrate assemblages from the Late Cretaceous of Luanchuan, Henan Province, China. International Dinosaur Symposium in Fukui 2008: Recent Progress of the Study on Asian Dinosaurs and Paleoenvironments. Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Fukui