Lucianovenator

Lu-ce-ah-no-en-ah-tore.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Lucianovenator ‭(‬Luciano's hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lu-ce-ah-no-en-ah-tore.

Named By

R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Apaldetti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,.‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Coelophysidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬bonoi‭

Size

Roughly about 4 meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quebrada del Barro formation.

Time Period

Norian/Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       As a coelophysid,‭ ‬Lucianovenator was a small predatory dinosaur similar in form to other genera such as Camposaurus and Coelophysis.‭ ‬Lucianovenator would have been a predator of small creatures such as lizards and possibly scavenging carrion when available.‭ ‬Lucianovenator shared the same habitat‭ ‬with the dinosaurs Ingentia and Leyesaurus,‭ ‬while other creatures such as Dromomeron were also present.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A late Norian-Rhaetian coelophysid neotheropod‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia‭) ‬from the Quebrada del Barro Formation,‭ ‬northwestern Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬54‭(‬5‭)‬:448-505.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Apaldetti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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