Noasaurus

- Pronunciation: NO-uh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Northwestern Argentina Lizard
- Order: Saurischia
- Suborder: Theropoda
- Infraorder: Tetanurae
- Micro-order: Coelurosauria
- Family: Noasauridae
- Height: 3 feet (0.9 meters)
- Length: 7 feet (2.1 meters)
- Period: Late Cretaceous
- Description: Carnivore, Bipedal
- Notes: Discovered in northwest Argentina, this lightly-built predator had feet with sickle-like claws that could be raised like those of a dromaeosaurid, but by a unique retractor tendon.