Lusovenator
Lusovenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Portugal. It was a hunter that walked on two strong legs and used its sharp teeth to catch prey.41
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Lusovenator lived during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods, about 154 to 144 million years ago.1
Its fossils were found in the Lourinhã Formation in Portugal, which is famous for many dinosaur discoveries.1
The first fossils of Lusovenator were discovered in the 1980s by a man named José Joaquim dos Santos, who later donated them to a museum.1
Lusovenator belongs to a group of large meat-eating dinosaurs called carcharodontosaurs, which includes some of the biggest predators ever.1
The known bones of Lusovenator include parts of the spine, hips, and a nearly complete right foot.1
Most asked questions about Lusovenator
?How big was Lusovenator?
Scientists don't know its exact size because only partial bones were found, but it was a medium to large meat eater, likely around 6 to 8 metres long (20 to 26 feet).4
?What did Lusovenator eat?
Lusovenator was a carnivore, so it ate meat. It probably hunted smaller dinosaurs and other animals in its environment.4
?When did Lusovenator live?
It lived during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods, about 154 to 144 million years ago.1
?Where was Lusovenator found?
Its fossils were found in Portugal, in the Lourinhã Formation, which is famous for many dinosaur discoveries.1
?Is Lusovenator a dinosaur?
Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called carcharodontosaurs.1
?Why is it called Lusovenator?
The name means 'Portuguese hunter' because it was found in Portugal and it was a predator.1
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- Scientific name
- Lusovenator
- Named by
- Malafaia et al. 20204
- Group
- Meat-eating dinos
- Family / clade
- Carcharodontosauria4
- Classification
- Theropoda > Allosauroidea4
- Age of the rocks
- 152 to 143 million years (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)4
- Rock formations
- Freixial, Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo4
- Countries
- Portugal4
- Fossil records
- 2 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Lusovenator was named in 2020 by Malafaia and colleagues. The fossils were found in Portugal by José Joaquim dos Santos in the 1980s and later studied by scientists.14
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure exactly how big Lusovenator grew, because the only skeleton found so far is from a young animal.1
Where the facts come from
- Lusovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
- Lusovenator santosi: New Predatory Dinosaur Identified in Portugal | Paleontology World (paleontologyworld.com)
- Lusovenator santosi | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
- Lusovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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