Sierra Barrosa (Sierra Barrosa) [MCF] (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Where: Neuquén, Argentina (38.8° S, 68.8° W: paleocoordinates 44.2° S, 48.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sierra Barrosa Formation (Neuquén Group), Coniacian (89.8 - 86.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by ACDP in 2001

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: F. E. Novas, F. L. Agnolín, M. D. Ezcurra, J. Porfiri, and J. I. Canale. 2013. Evolution of the carnivorous dinosaurs during the Cretaceous: The evidence from Patagonia. Cretaceous Research 45:174-215 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 216699: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 23.12.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Theropoda - Megaraptoridae
Murusraptor barrosaensis n. gen. n. sp.
Murusraptor barrosaensis n. gen. n. sp. Coria and Currie 2016 coelurosaur
MCF-PVPH-411