Piatnitzkysaurus

Piatnitzkysaurus; Temporal range: Middle Jurassic; ~166–164 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Skeleton cast
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Family:	†Piatnitzkysauridae
Genus:	†Piatnitzkysaurus; Bonaparte 1979
Species:	†P. floresi
Binomial name
	Piatnitzkysaurus floresi; Bonaparte 1979

Piatnitzkysaurus (meaning "Piatnitzky's lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur. It lived about 166 to 164 million years ago in the middle Jurassic Period. Its remains were found in Argentina. The animal was a fairly large, lightly built, bipedal, land-based carnivore. It grew up to 6.6 m (21.7 ft) long.

Classification

Megalosauroidea

Xuanhanosaurus

Marshosaurus

	Condorraptor

	Piatnitzkysaurus

	Chuandongocoelurus

	Monolophosaurus

Megalosauria

	Spinosauridae

	Megalosauridae

References

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