Pneumatoraptor

air (pneumatic) robber

• pneuma · Greek · air, breath (referring to pneumatic, air-filled bone features)
• raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer

The name combines the Greek "pneuma" (air or breath) with the Latin "raptor" (robber or plunderer). It alludes to the pneumatic (air-filled) character of the bone in the type specimen, a partial shoulder girdle, together with the animal's predatory, raptorial theropod nature. The only named species, P. fodori, honors Hungarian László Fodor.

Named by

Ősi, Apesteguía and Kowalewski

Year named

2010

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Santonian

Found in

Csehbánya Formation, Iharkút, Bakony Mountains, Veszprém County, Hungary

A small theropod known from very fragmentary remains (mainly a partial scapulocoracoid). It was originally interpreted as a paravian, possibly related to basal paravians or dromaeosaurid-line theropods; its exact relationships are uncertain. The precise anatomical feature behind the "pneumatic" part of the name is stated from memory and should be checked against the original description.