Martharaptor

Martha's thief (Martha's robber)

• Martha · English (personal name) · Martha Hayden, Utah paleontologist
• raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer

Martharaptor honours Martha Hayden, a Utah Geological Survey paleontologist who was recognised for her contributions to Utah paleontology. It is combined with the Latin word for "robber" or "plunderer", a suffix often used for small, clawed predatory theropods. The only named species is Martharaptor greenriverensis.

Named by

Senter, Kirkland and DeBlieux

Year named

2012

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Yellow Cat Member, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA

A theropod known from fragmentary remains. It was described as a basal member of the therizinosaur lineage (Therizinosauria), though its exact position among maniraptoran theropods has been debated.