Genus
Valid Extinct

Australovenator

Hocknull et al. 2009
Etymology Chasseur austral

Australovenator is a genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Winton Formation of Australia. Some specimens from the Albian-aged Eumeralla Formation and the Wonthaggi Formation may belong to Australovenator. It is known from partial cranial and postcranial remains, which were described in 2009 by Scott Hocknull and colleagues, although additional descriptions and analyses continue to be published. It is the most complete predatory dinosaur discovered in Australia. It has been suggested that Australovenator is a sister taxon to Fukuiraptor, although some phylogenetic analyses find it to be a more derived member of the Megaraptora, possibly being part of the main Megaraptoridae family itself.

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 ↗