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Halszkaraptor
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Halszkaraptor (/ˈhɑːlʃkəræptər/; meaning "Halszka's seizer") is a genus of waterfowl-like dromaeosaurid dinosaurs from Mongolia that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It contains only one known species, Halszkaraptor escuilliei.
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Halszkaraptor | |
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Holotype specimen | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
Subfamily: | †Halszkaraptorinae |
Genus: | †Halszkaraptor Cau et al., 2017 |
Type species | |
†Halszkaraptor escuilliei Cau et al., 2017 |
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The type specimen (holotype) has been compared to the bones of extant crocodilians and aquatic birds, and found evidence of a semiaquatic lifestyle,[1] while some researchers question about semiaquatic ecology.[2][3] A phylogenetic analysis revealed it was a member of the basal subfamily Halszkaraptorinae, along with Mahakala and Hulsanpes.