Aoniraptor

Southern (Patagonian) robber

• Aoni · Tehuelche · south / southern
• raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer

The name combines "Aoni", a word from the Tehuelche (Aónikenk) language of Patagonia that refers to the south, with the Latin "raptor", meaning robber or plunderer. It refers to the Patagonian origin of the fossils and to the animal's predatory lifestyle. The type species is Aoniraptor libertatem.

Named by

Motta et al.

Year named

2016

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Turonian

Found in

Huincul Formation, Río Negro Province, Patagonia, Argentina

A medium-sized theropod usually classified as a megaraptoran. It is known from fairly incomplete remains. The exact stage range is approximate.