Unquillosaurus

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Unquillosaurus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous

Extinct (fossil)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Infraorder:	Coelurosauria
(unranked)	Maniraptora
Genus:	Unquillosaurus

Species

U. ceibalii
(Powell, 1979)

Unquillosaurus (meaning "Unquillo lizard") was a maniraptoran dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, discovered in Argentina. It is not well known. The dinosaur was a large flesh eater. Its body length is disputed, being projected as large as 11m to as small as 2 - 3m.

The type species was U. ceibalii, described by Powell in 1979.