Named By: | S. J. Nesbitt, R. B. Irmis, S. G. Lucas & A. P. Hunt in 2005 |
Time Period: | Late Triassic, 200 Ma |
Location: | USA, New Mexico - Redonda Formation |
Size: | Skull at least 60 centimetres long. Total length about 3.8-4 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial skull and partial post cranial skeletal fossils |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Crocodylomorpha | Sphenosuchidae | |
Redondavenator (meaning "Redonda Formation hunter") is a genus of sphenosuchian, a type of basal crocodylomorph, the clade that comprises the crocodilians and their closest kin. It is known from a partial upper jaw and left shoulder girdle found in rocks of the Norian-Rhaetian-age Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, northeastern New Mexico. It is notable for its large size; the minimum estimated skull length for the holotype individual is 60 centimetres (24 in).