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329 / Mesozoic
Halszkaraptor
Halszkaraptor escuilliei
A long neck, dense teeth and paddle-like arms suggest a semiaquatic raptor.
View original image · 1536 × 1024- Time range
- About 75–71 million years ago
- Final stage
- Late Cretaceous
- Geographic range
- Lakes and rivers · Mongolia
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Halszkaraptor?
Halszkaraptor (Halszkaraptor escuilliei) was an extinct organism known from About 75–71 million years ago, with a range in Lakes and rivers · Mongolia.
Life and ecology
This goose-sized feathered dinosaur hunted fish and small animals near shore but still walked on land.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Halszkaraptor disappear?
Its record, about 75–71 million years old, does not establish survival to the impact about 66 million years ago; the fate of non-avian dinosaurs as a group cannot replace species-specific evidence.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Halszkaraptor?
Synchrotron scans reveal its long neck, sensory snout and flattened forelimbs.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Removed an extinction cause that credited a mass extinction occurring after this species' last dated record.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS