Ozraptor
From "Oz", informal name for Australia, combined with Latin raptor (thief); meaning "Australian thief".
Middle Jurassic stages
Ozraptor is a genus of possibly abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Colalura Sandstone of Australia, known from fragmentary remains.
Under dispute
Ozraptor subotaii is a possible nomen dubium known only from a distal tibia; it was described as Theropoda incertae sedis (Long and Molnar, 1998), later suggested to be an abelisauroid, a referral its proposer subsequently withdrew.
Species
Ozraptor subotaii Long & Molnar, 1998 Nomen dubium
Type species
Named for the fictional character Subotai, the swift-running thief and archer from the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian.
- Holotype
- UWA 82469 , University of Western Australia
- Material
- Distal end of left tibia. Astragalar facet indicates high, rectangular dorsal process with straight dorsal margin and distinct central vertical ridge.
- Horizon
- Colalura Sandstone Formation, Bajocian, Middle Jurassic , 170.9–168.2 million years ago
- Locality
- Bringo Railway Cutting, Western Australia, Australia
References
- Long, J. A.; Molnar, R. E. (1998). A new Jurassic theropod dinosaur from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 121-129. doi:10.5281/zenodo.13399091 long1998a