Taurovenator

Tor-o-ven-ah-tor.
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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

Taurovenator ‭(‬bull hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tor-o-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

Mat�as J.‭ ‬Motta,‭ ‬Alexis M.‭ ‬Aranciaga Rolando,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rozadilla,‭ ‬Federico E.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Nicol�s R.‭ ‬Chimento,‭ ‬Federico Briss�n Egli,‭ & ‬Fernando E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Carcharodontosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬violantei‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Rio Negro Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Huincul Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Taurovenator is a genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of writing,‭ ‬Taurovenator is only known from partial skull remains.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New theropod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous‭ (‬Huincul Formation‭) ‬of northwestern Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin.‭ ‬71:‭ ‬231‭–‬253.Mat�as J.‭ ‬Motta,‭ ‬Alexis M.‭ ‬Aranciaga Rolando,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rozadilla,‭ ‬Federico E.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Nicol�s R.‭ ‬Chimento,‭ ‬Federico Briss�n Egli,‭ & ‬Fernando E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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