Alnashetri

slender thigh

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Alnashetri comes from the Tehuelche language of Patagonia. It combines words for "thin" and "thigh", referring to the animal's slender hind limb. The name honours the indigenous Tehuelche people of the region where the fossils were found.

Named by

Makovicky et al.

Year named

2012

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Cenomanian

Found in

Candeleros Formation, Río Negro Province, Argentina

A small theropod, interpreted as an early alvarezsaurid (alvarezsauroid). The type species is Alnashetri cerropoliciensis, known from partial hindlimb material. Details such as the formation name and pronunciation are given with moderate confidence.