Panguraptor

Pangu thief (Pangu plunderer)

• Pangu · Chinese · Pangu, the creator figure of Chinese mythology who separated heaven and earth
• raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer

The name combines Pangu, the giant creator figure in Chinese mythology, with the Latin "raptor", meaning robber or plunderer. Pangu is linked to the origin of the world, which fits an early dinosaur from the Early Jurassic. The species name, lufengensis, refers to Lufeng County, where the fossils were found.

Named by

You et al.

Year named

2014

Period

Early Jurassic

Found in

Lufeng Formation, Lufeng County, Yunnan, China

A small coelophysoid theropod. The only named species is Panguraptor lufengensis.