Diuqin lechiguanae

†Diuqin lechiguanae is an extinct noasaurid abelisauroid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén Province, Argentina. A small cursorial carnivore, it represents the growing diversity of ceratosaurian theropods documented from Patagonia. Its noasaurid affinities suggest a close relationship with Indian and North African forms, consistent with intermittent Gondwanan faunal exchange.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Diuqin lechiguanae was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Diuqin lechiguanae lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.