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| Norellraptor Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Tribe: | †Microraptorini |
| Genus: | †Norellraptor Wang et al., 2026 |
| Species: | †N. barsboldi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Norellraptor barsboldi Wang et al., 2026 | |
Norellraptor is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur in the clade Microraptoria known from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian ages) Jiufotang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Norellraptor barsboldi, known from a single complete skeleton including impressions of the plumage (specimen 130108-MHGU-F4281).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The generic name Norellraptor is derived from the name of Mark Allen Norell, a prominent vertebrate palaeontologist known for his work on non-avian dinosaurs, and from the Latin word raptor, meaning thief. The specific epithet of the type species, Norellraptor barsboldi, honours the palaeontologist Rinchen Barsbold.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Wang, Xuri; Ji, Yannan; Cau, Andrea; Kundrát, Martin; Liu, Yichuan; Wang, Yang; Ji, Qiang (29 September 2026). "Independent assembly of the flight apparatus in a non-avian dinosaur clade". Nature Communications. 17 (1) 10074. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-77804-6. ISSN 2041-1723.
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