Genus
Valid Extinct

Veterupristisaurus

Rauhut 2011

Veterupristisaurus is an extinct genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the Jurassic of Tendaguru, Lindi Region of southeastern Tanzania.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Veterupristisaurus
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Skeletal diagram of Veterupristisaurus milneri including all known remains. The middle vertebrae is the holotype (MB R 1938), the pair on the right are the paratypes (MB R 2166), and the far left caudal is the questionably referred vertebra (MB R 1940). © Original artist IJReid, modified silhouette by Paleocolour · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Allosauroidea Superfamily
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Carcharodontosauridae Family
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Veterupristisaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
10 m ⓘ
Veterupristisaurus milneri 
Mass
3 800 kg ⓘ
Veterupristisaurus milneri 
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇹🇿 Tanzania
2
Geological formations
Tendaguru
2
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Veterupristisaurus milneri 152 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
O. W. M. Rauhut. 2011. Theropod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Tendaguru (Tanzania). Special Papers in Palaeontology 86:195-239 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. W. M. Rauhut. 2011. Theropod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Tendaguru (Tanzania). Special Papers in Palaeontology 86:195-239 DOI ↗