- Type of dinosaur:
- small theropod
- Length:
- 2.4m
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 94-86 million years ago
- Found in:
- Argentina
Unenlagia is known from postcranial remains. The shoulder joint indicates a wide range of arm movements could be made. This may even have evolved from flying ancestors.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae
- Named by:
- Novas and Puerta (1997)
- Type species:
- comahuensis