Genus

Valid Extinct

Wiehenvenator

Rauhut et al. 2016

Wiehenvenator is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of north western Germany. The genus contains a single species, W. albati.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial

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Reconstructed skull of Wiehenvenator albati based on holotype specimen (white). Scale bar is 10cm, image if 10px/cm. Unknown material based on related Torvosaurus tanneri. Cranial anatomy based on Rauhut et al (2016) "A new megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of north-western Germany: implications for theropod evolution and faunal turnover in the Jurassic" © IJReid · CC BY 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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Megalosauroidea Superfamily

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Megalosauridae Family

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Megalosaurinae Subfamily

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Wiehenvenator Genus

Measurements

Length

8,3 m ⓘ

Wiehenvenator albati

Mass

1 600 kg ⓘ

Wiehenvenator albati

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇩🇪 Germany

Geological formations

Ornatenton

Temporal distribution

Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)

Species (1)

Wiehenvenator albati 165 Ma

Images 2

Bibliography

Original description

O. W. M. Rauhut, T. R. Hübner, and K.-P. Lanser. 2016. A new megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of north-western Germany: Implications for theropod evolution and faunal turnover in the Jurassic. Palaeontologia electronica 19(2):2A:1-65 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)

Wiehenvenator

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