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VIAVENATOR
(vy-ah-ven-ah-tor)
meaning: "road hunter"
Named By: L. S. Filippi, A. H. Mendez, R. D. Juarez Valieri & A. C. Garrido in 2016
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, Santonian
Location: Argentina - Bajo de la Carpa Formation
Size: Roughly estimated at about 5.5 meters long for the holotype
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial skeletal remains including, caudal, dorsal and cervical vertebrae, ribs and shoulder girdle. Fragmentary remains of the upper skull also known
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Abelisauridae |
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Viavenator is a genus of carnivorous abelisaurid theropod dinosaur discovered in Argentina.

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