Piveteausaurus

Piveteausaurus
Temporal range:
Middle - Late Jurassic,
164.7–161.2 Ma

Holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Megalosauridae
Genus: Piveteausaurus
Taquet & Welles, 1977
Species:
P. divesensis
Binomial name
Piveteausaurus divesensis
(Walker, 1964 [originally Eustreptospondylus])
Synonyms

Piveteausaurus (meaning "Jean Piveteau's lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur known from a partial skull discovered in the Middle Jurassic Marnes de Dives formation of Calvados, in northern France and lived about 164.7-161.2 million years ago. In 2012 Thomas Holtz gave a possible length of 11 meters (36 feet).[1]

  1. ^ Holtz, Thomas R. (2012). "Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages" (PDF).