Named By: | Thierry Tortosaa, Eric Buffetauta, Nicolas Vialleb, Yves Dutourb, Eric Turinib & Gilles Cheylan in 2013 |
Time Period: | Late Cretaceous, 74 Ma |
Location: | France, Aix-en-Provence Basin - Lower Argiles Rutilantes Formation |
Size: | Estimated about 5 to 6 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial skull as well as partial post cranial remains including two caudal (tail) vertebrae, a right tibia and fibula (lower leg bones) |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Theropoda | Abelisauridae | Majungasaurinae | |
Arcovenator ("Arc hunter") is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur hailing from the Late Cretaceous of France. The type and only described species is Arcovenator escotae.