Genus
Valid Extinct

Australovenator

Hocknull et al. 2009

Australovenator is a genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Australia. The holotype (name-bearing) specimen consists of a partial skeleton that was discovered in rocks of the Winton Formation in near Elderslie Station in 2006. Its remains, including elements of the forelimbs, hindlimbs, pelvis, and lower jaws, were found intermingled with those of the sauropod dinosaur Diamantinasaurus. These rock layers derive from the Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous period, about 95 million years ago. Australovenator was described by Australian paleontologist Scott Hocknull and colleagues in 2009. The genus contains a single species, A. wintonensis, though fragmentary remains from the Eumeralla and Wonthaggi Formations may belong to Australovenator as well.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Australovenator
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Restoration of the skeleton, Age of Dinosaur Museum, Winton, Australia © Talisen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
Australovenator
Australovenator
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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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Megaraptoridae Family
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Australovenator Genus
Measurements
Length
5,7 m ⓘ
Australovenator wintonensis
Mass
450 kg ⓘ
Australovenator wintonensis
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇺 Australia
4
Geological formations
Winton
2
"Wonthaggi"
1
Eumeralla
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
2
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Australovenator wintonensis 126 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
S. A. Hocknull, M. A. White, and T. R. Tischler, A. G. Cook, N. D. Calleja, T. Sloan, D. A. Elliot. 2009. New mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE 4(7):e6190: 1-51 DOI ↗
Bibliography (4)
S. F. Poropat, P. D. Mannion, and P. Upchurch, T. R. Tischler, T. Sloan, G. H. K. Sinapius, J. A. Elliott, D. A. Elliott. 2020. Osteology of the wide-hipped titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Savannasaurus elliottorum from the Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40(3):e1786836:1-36 DOI ↗
S. F. Poropat, M. A. White, and P. Vickers-Rich, T. H. Rich. 2019. New megaraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) remains from the Lower Cretaceous Eumeralla Formation of Cape Otway, Victoria, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(4):e1666273 DOI ↗
S. W. Salisbury, T. H. V. Rich, and P. Vickers-Rich, P. J. Currie. 2011. Australian Cretaceous non-avian theropod dinosaur teeth. CAVEPS Perth 2011,13th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution Palaeontology and Systematics. Geological Survey of Western Australia Record 2011(9):73
S. A. Hocknull, M. A. White, and T. R. Tischler, A. G. Cook, N. D. Calleja, T. Sloan, D. A. Elliot. 2009. New mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE 4(7):e6190: 1-51 DOI ↗