Pamparaptor is an extinct genus ofcarnivorous deinonychosaur from the late Cretaceous period. It is a basaldromaeosaurid dinosaur with troodontid-like pes which lived during the late Cretaceous period (Turonian toConiacian stage) in what is nowNeuquén province, Patagonia,Argentina. It is known from the holotypeMUCPv-1163, an articulated and nearly complete left foot.The specimen recovered from thePortezuelo Formation (Río Neuquén Subgroup) of Neuquén Group. It was initially considered to be a juvenile specimen of another dromaeosaurid species, Neuquenraptor argentinus.[1]However, it was later re-interpreted as a new genus and named Pamparaptor by Juan D. Porfiri, Jorge O. Calvo and Domenica dos Santos in 2011 and thetype species is Pamparaptor micros. The generic name honors IndianPampas people that lived in central Argentina while "raptor" (robber inGreek). The specific name (micros, meaning "small") refers to the specimen's size (estimated at 0.5 to 0.7 metres (1.6 to 2.3 ft) in length).