Unenlagiinae
Encyclopedia
Unenlagiinae is a subfamily of Dromaeosauridae
. Unenlagiines are one of the most basal lineages of dromaeosaurids. Unenlagiines are known from South America
and Madagascar
.
Among unenlagiines is one of the largest dromaeosaurids, Austroraptor
(5.8 metres), as well as some of the smallest, Buitreraptor
and Rahonavis
.
Dromaeosauridae
Dromaeosauridae is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs. They were small- to medium-sized feathered carnivores that flourished in the Cretaceous Period. The name Dromaeosauridae means 'running lizards', from Greek dromeus meaning 'runner' and sauros meaning 'lizard'...
. Unenlagiines are one of the most basal lineages of dromaeosaurids. Unenlagiines are known from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
.
Among unenlagiines is one of the largest dromaeosaurids, Austroraptor
Austroraptor
Austroraptor was a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived about 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period in what is now modern Argentina. The type species for the genus, Austroraptor cabazai, was described in late 2008 by Fernando Novas of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales...
(5.8 metres), as well as some of the smallest, Buitreraptor
Buitreraptor
Buitreraptor is a predatory dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Argentina.Buitreraptor was described in 2005. The type species is Buitreraptor gonzalezorum...
and Rahonavis
Rahonavis
Rahonavis is a genus of bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now northwestern Madagascar. It is known from a partial skeleton found in Maevarano Formation rocks at a quarry near Berivotra, Mahajanga Province...
.