Luanchuanraptor henanensis

† Meroktenos thabanensis was a Late Triassic sauropodiform from the Lower Elliot Formation of Lesotho. A close relative of Plateosaurus, it was among the first large Gondwanan sauropodomorphs and provides evidence for the parallel evolution of large body size in southern African dinosaurs.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Luanchuanraptor henanensis 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

Luanchuanraptor henanensis 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.