Linheraptor

Linhe thief

• Linhe · Chinese (place name) · Linhe, a district in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia
• raptor · Latin · robber, thief

The name combines Linhe, a district of Bayannur in Inner Mongolia, China, with the Latin word for "thief" or "robber". Linhe is the region near where the fossil was found. "Raptor" is a common ending for dromaeosaurid names. It means "Linhe thief".

Named by

Xu et al.

Year named

2010

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Wulansuhai Formation, Bayan Mandahu, Inner Mongolia, China

Linheraptor is a dromaeosaurid theropod. The only species is L. exquisitus. The naming year and the exact author list are given with moderate confidence, so check them against the original publication.