⚠ This taxon is a local entry, absent from the Paleobiology Database. Data may be incomplete or unverified.

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Invictibellatrix

Morrison et al., 2026

Invictibellatrix is an extinct genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation of England. The genus contains a single species, Invictibellatrix amberina, known from a single braincase. Invictibellatrix is estimated to have a body mass between 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) and a body length of around 4 m (13 ft).

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Carnivore

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Artists’ rendition of Invictibellatrix amberina with contemporary fauna in the lower part of the Wessex Formation. © Sergey Krasovskiy / Pedro Salas · Other

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Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

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Theropoda Unranked clade

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Neotheropoda Unranked clade

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Averostra Unranked clade

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Tetanurae Unranked clade

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Coelurosauria Unranked clade

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Megaraptora Unranked clade

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Invictibellatrix Genus

News 1

New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Identified in UK

museum United Kingdom Dinosauria Invictibellatrix Megaraptora +1

A fossilized braincase that sat in in the collection of the Natural History Museum in London for a century has been identified as Europe’s first megaraptoran dinosaur, a lineage once thought to have flourished mainly in the southern hemisphere. The post New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Identified in UK appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

14/10/2026 sci-news

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Référence bibliographique

Publication originale

2026 C. Morrison, C. R. Scherer, and P. Mannion, L. B. Porro, B. Clark, D. D. Folkes, P. M. Barrett. 2026. A new megaraptoran dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation, UK, and its implications for theropod evolution and biogeography. Royal Society Open Science 13(10):1-33

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