Murusraptor
Sign in to saveMurusraptor ("wall thief") is a genus of carnivorous megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian age) Sierra Barrosa Formation, part of the Neuquén Group of Patagonia, in Argentina, South America. It is known from a single specimen that consists of a partial skull, ribs, partial pelvis, leg and other assorted skeletal elements.
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Murusraptor ("wall thief") is a genus of carnivorous megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian age) Sierra Barrosa Formation, part of the Neuquén Group of Patagonia, in Argentina, South America. It is known from a single specimen that consists of a partial skull, ribs, partial pelvis, leg and other assorted skeletal elements.
== Discovery and naming == thumb|left|Location where the holotype was found and geological context In 2001, Sergio Saldivia, preparator at the Museo Carmen Funes, thirty kilometres northeast of Plaza Huincul in a canyon wall discovered the skeleton of a theropod dinosaur new to science. During that year and 2002 the remains were secured.