Friday, February 12, 2010

Bambiraptor Dinosaur

Bambiraptor



Bambiraptor is a small dromaeosaurids late Cretaceous who lived in the United
States.


With a length of one meter, it fed on small lizards and amphibians.






For the anecdote, its name (Bambiraptor) has been assigned by the little son of
the scientist behind the discovery

Reference


Burnham, Derstler, Currie, Bakker, Zhou & Ostrom, 2000: Remarkable New Birdlike
dinosaur (Theropoda: Maniraptora) from the Upper Cretaceous of Montana.

University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions New Series, Vol.
13, p.
1-14