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Overoraptor (, meaning "piebald thief") is an extinct genus of paravian theropod of uncertain affinities from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentinian Patagonia. The genus contains a single species, O. chimentoi, known from several bones of the hands, feet, and hips alongside some vertebrae.

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Parent taxon
Saurischia
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Overoraptor
taxon name
Overoraptor chimentoi
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species
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  • Description
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  • Paleoenvironment
  • Contemporary fauna
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Overoraptor (, meaning "piebald thief") is an extinct genus of paravian theropod of uncertain affinities from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentinian Patagonia. The genus contains a single species, O. chimentoi, known from several bones of the hands, feet, and hips alongside some vertebrae.

==Discovery and naming==

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