Noasaurus

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Name	Noasaurus
Diet	Carnivore
Weight	15 kg
Length	1 meter
Height	0.6 meters
Period	Late Cretaceous

Noasaurus was a genus of ceratosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived from the late Campanian-Maastrichtian roaming South America. It was discovered by Eduardo Powell and José Fernando Bonaparte in the mid 1970s at Estancia El Brete.

It was a small theropod that lived at a time when some of the largest dinosaurs in history lived. It has at least eleven teeth in the upper jaw that were trimmed and have serrations on the front and rear edges. The neck was long and its vertebrae were very elongated. It has a "sickle claw" on the foot that is exceptionally curved, has parallel base sides in the upper view and has a deep triangular cavity at the lower base.

This small hunter was 1.5 meters long and weighed 15 kg.

What did the Noasaurus eat?

Noasaurus was a carnivorous dinosaur that hunted small creatures in its day.

Where do you discover Noasaurus?

It was discovered by Eduardo Powell and José Fernando Bonaparte in the mid 1970s at Estancia El Brete.

When did Noasaurus live?

Noasaurus was a genus of ceratosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived from the late Campanian-Maastrichtian roaming South America.

What does the name Noasaurus mean?

The name Noasaurus means "Lizard of northwestern Argentina".

Where did they live?

When did they live?

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References

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Agnolin, F.L. and Martinelli, A.G. 2007. "Did oviraptorosaurs (Dinosauria; Theropoda) inhabit Argentina?", Cretaceous Research, 28(5): 785-790
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Noasaurus leali in The Theropod Database
Bonaparte, J.F., Salfitty, J.A., Bossi, G., Powell, J.E. 1977. "Cretaceous dinosaur and bird finds in the Lecho de El Brete Formation (Salta), near the border with Tucumán". Acta Geologica Lilloana 14: 19-28
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Bonaparte, 1991. The Gondwanian theropod families Abelisauridae and Noasauridae. Historical Biology. An International Journal of Paleobiology. 5, 1-25.
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Fun Facts

It was discovered by Eduardo Powell and José Fernando Bonaparte.
The name Noasaurus means "lizard of northwestern Argentina".
He was a carnivore.
It has a "sickle claw" to pierce vital organs in the throat.
It has at least eleven teeth in the jaw.