Buitreraptor

Buitreraptor is a small, lithe dinosaur, weighing about as much as a chicken. Its remains were discovered in 2004 in Patagonia, Argentina. Overall, Buitreraptor is slender, and has long legs and an elongate snout with non-serrated teeth. These traits are suited to a heron-like fishing lifestyle. Buitreraptor could probably be found wading through shallow wetlands in a similar manner.

Buitreraptor can be found in the wader aviary, along with the South American pterosaur Pterodaustro.

Scientific name
Buitreraptor gonzalezorum

Location
Candeleros Formation
Neuquen, Argentina

Time
94 Ma; Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Length
1.3 meters (4.4 feet)

Diet
Small vertebrates, primarily fish