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AUSTRALOVENATOR
(aw-strah-low-ven-ah-tor)
meaning: "Southern hunter"
Australovenator
Named By: Scott Kocknull et al. in 2009
Time Period: Late Cretaceous,[1] 95 Ma
Location: Australia, Queensland, Winton Formation
Size: Estimated 6 meters long
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial skeleton, partial left dentary (lower jaw bone)
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Neovenatoridae | Megaraptora |
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Australovenator (meaning "southern hunter") is a genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous)-age rocks (dated to 95 million years ago) of Australia. It is known from partial cranial and postcranial remains which were described in 2009 by Scott Hocknull and colleagues.

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