Pronunciation: nu-MAT-o-RAP-tor
Meaning: Air pocket plunderer
Author/s: Osi et al. (2010)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Veszprém, Hungary
Discovery Chart Position: #721
Pneumatoraptor fodori
(Fodor's air pocket plunderer)Etymology
Pneumatoraptor is derived from the Greek "pneumat" (air), referring to the presence of air pockets (pneumaticity) in its fossils, and the Latin "raptor" (plunderer, snatcher, robber or thief).
The species epithet, fodori, honors the late Géza Fodor, who provided generous support during the Iharkút field work.
Discovery
The remains of Pneumatoraptor were discovered at the Iharkút locality of the Csehbánya Formation in the Bakony Mountains, Veszprém County, western Hungary, during expeditions between 2001 and 2008.The holotype (MTM V.2008.38.1, housed at the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest) is a complete "L"-shaped shoulder girdle from the left side. A partial lower leg (tibiotarsus) and a hand bone (metacarpal) from the same locality may belong to Pneumatoraptor.
