Pandoravenator

Pan-dor-ah-ven-ah-tor.
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Paleoecologist

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Name

Pandoravenator ‭(‬Pandora hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pan-dor-ah-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

O.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Rauhut‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Tetanurae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬fernandezorum‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ca�ad�n Calc�reo Formation.

Time Period

Oxfodian/Tithonian of‭ ‬the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Bottom end of right femur‭ (‬upper leg bone‭) ‬and tops of right tibia‭ ‬and right fibula‭ (‬lower leg bones‭)‬.

In Depth

       Pandoravenator is a genus of predatory dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Ca�ad�n Calc�reo Formation of central Patagonia,‭ ‬and the evolution of the theropod tarsus.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬54:506-538.‭ ‬-‭ ‬O.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Rauhut‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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