Arcovenator

Not to be confused with the theropod dinosaur Afrovenator.

Arcovenator
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 76–72 Ma
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Braincase (MHNAix-PV 2011-12) in dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: †Abelisauridae
Subfamily: †Majungasaurinae
Genus: †Arcovenator
Tortosa et al., 2014
Species:
†A. escotae
Binomial name
†Arcovenator escotae
Tortosa et al., 2014

Arcovenator ("Arc hunter") is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs hailing from the Late Cretaceous of France and possibly Spain.[1][2] The type and only described species is Arcovenator escotae.[1]

  1. ^ a b Tortosa, Thierry; Eric Buffetaut; Nicolas Vialle; Yves Dutour; Eric Turini; Gilles Cheylan (2014). "A new abelisaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of southern France: Palaeobiogeographical implications". Annales de Paléontologie. 100 (1): 63–86. Bibcode:2014AnPal.100...63T. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2013.10.003.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Isasmendi2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).