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| Photograph, 3D scans, and illustration of the skull of the specimen | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Family: | †Herrerasauridae |
| Genus: | †Gnathovorax Pacheco et al., 2019 |
| Type species | |
| †Gnathovorax cabreirai Pacheco et al., 2019
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Gnathovorax is a genus of herrerasaurid saurischian dinosaur from the Santa Maria Formation in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The type and only species is Gnathovorax cabreirai, described by Pacheco et al. in 2019.[1]
The type specimen comprises a mostly complete and well-preserved articulated skeleton (considered one of the best herrerasaurid skeletons ever discovered), which fossilized in close association with rhynchosaur and cynodont remains. The discovery of this superb specimen has shed light onto poorly understood aspects of herrerasaurid anatomy such as endocranial soft tissues.[1]
- ^ a b Pacheco, Cristian; Müller, Rodrigo; Langer, Max; Pretto, Flávio; Kerber, Leonardo; da Silva, Sérgio Dias (2019). "Gnathovorax cabreirai: a new early dinosaur and the origin and initial radiation of predatory dinosaurs". PeerJ. 7: e7963. doi:10.7717/peerj.7963. PMC 6844243. PMID 31720108.