Tachiraptor admirabilis

† Tachiraptor admirabilis is an Early Jurassic theropod from the La Quinta Formation of Venezuela, one of the oldest dinosaurs from South America. Its slender leg bones suggest a cursorial predator at the base of the neotheropod family tree.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Tachiraptor admirabilis 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

Jurassic Early Mesozoic Era

Tachiraptor admirabilis lived during the Jurassic Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 201,4 to 174,7 million years ago.

After the Triassic-Jurassic extinction, dinosaurs rapidly diversified and became the dominant land vertebrates. Early sauropods and theropods began to evolve larger body sizes.