Powellvenator

Pow-el-ven-ah-tor.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, June 17). Powellvenator. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/powellvenator/

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Name

Powellvenator.

Phonetic

Pow-el-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Coelophysoidea.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬podocitus‭

Size

Unavailable due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Los Colorados Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of lower leg.

In Depth

       Powellvenator is a genus of coelophysoid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Early Coelophysoid Neotheropod from the Late Triassic of Northwestern Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Gondwanan Perspectives‭ ‬54‭(‬5‭)‬:506-538.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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