Genus
Valid Extinct

Viavenator

Filippi et al. 2016

Viavenator is a genus of carnivorous abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in the Santonian-aged Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. Only a single species is known, V. exxoni, formally described in 2016 by Filippi and colleagues.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Viavenator
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Life restoration of Viavenator exxoni © Paleocolour · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Viavenator
Viavenator
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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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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Brachyrostra Unranked clade
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Furileusauria Unranked clade
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Viavenator Genus
Measurements
Length
5,6 m ⓘ
Viavenator exxoni
Mass
700 kg ⓘ
Viavenator exxoni
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Bajo de la Carpa
1
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Viavenator exxoni 86 Ma
Images 4
Bibliography
Original description
L. S. Filippi, A. H. Méndez, and R. D. Juárez Valieri, A. C. Garrido. 2016. A new brachyrostran with hypertrophied axial structures reveals an unexpected radiation of latest Cretaceous abelisaurids. Cretaceous Research 60:209-219 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
L. S. Filippi, A. H. Méndez, and R. D. Juárez Valieri, A. C. Garrido. 2016. A new brachyrostran with hypertrophied axial structures reveals an unexpected radiation of latest Cretaceous abelisaurids. Cretaceous Research 60:209-219 DOI ↗