Australovenator
Australovenator was a fast, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in Australia during the Late Cretaceous. It had long arms with big claws and was one of the most complete predatory dinosaurs found on that continent. Scientists sometimes call it the 'cheetah of its time' because it could run fast.12
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Australovenator is the most complete predatory dinosaur ever found in Australia.2
Its fossils were discovered mixed with the bones of a sauropod dinosaur called Diamantinasaurus.1
It had long, S-shaped upper arm bones and huge curved claws on its hands.1
Scientists think Australovenator could run at speeds up to 48 km/h (30 mph).2
Its lower jaw was lightly built and held 19 teeth on each side.1
Australovenator lived about 95 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Australovenator
?How big was Australovenator?
Australovenator was about 6 metres long and weighed between 310 and 500 kilograms.1
?What did Australovenator eat?
Australovenator was a meat-eater that likely hunted other dinosaurs and animals. Its fossils were found with bones of sauropods, crocodiles, turtles, and fish.4
?How fast could Australovenator run?
Scientists think Australovenator could run up to 48 km/h, which is why it is sometimes called the cheetah of its time.1
?Did Australovenator have feathers?
The sources do not mention feathers on Australovenator. It is not known for sure, but many theropod dinosaurs had feathers, so it is possible.1
?When did Australovenator live?
Australovenator lived about 95 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, in the Cenomanian stage.1
?Where was Australovenator found?
Its fossils were discovered in the Winton Formation in Queensland, Australia, at a site called the 'Matilda Site' near Elderslie Station.1
?Is Australovenator a dinosaur?
Yes, Australovenator is a dinosaur. It is a theropod dinosaur, a group of meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two legs.1
?How many teeth did Australovenator have?
Australovenator had 19 teeth on each side of its lower jaw, for a total of at least 38 teeth in its lower jaws. It also had more teeth in its upper jaw, but the skull is not known.1
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Australovenator
- Benoem deur
- Hocknull et al. 20095
- Groep
- Vleisvretende dino's
- Familie / klade
- Megaraptoridae5
- Klassifikasie
- Theropoda > Megaraptora5
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 126 tot 90 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Turonian)5
- Rotsformasies
- Winton, "Wonthaggi", Eumeralla5
- Lande
- Australië5
- Fossielrekords
- 4 in The Paleobiology Database5
- Ontdekking
- Australovenator was named and described by Australian paleontologist Scott Hocknull and his team in 2009. The fossils were found in 2006 at Elderslie Station in Queensland, Australia.1
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure whether Australovenator was more closely related to dinosaurs like Fukuiraptor or to other megaraptorids.2
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Australovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
- Australovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
- Theropod Fauna from Southern Australia Indicates High Polar Diversity and Climate-Driven Dinosaur Provinciality (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- Australovenator | Western Australian Museum (museum.wa.gov.au)
- Australovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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