Duriavenator

Du-ree-ah-ven-ah-tor.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, September 19). Duriavenator. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/duriavenator/

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Name

Duriavenator ‭(‬Dorset hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Du-ree-ah-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Megalosauridae,‭ ‬Megalosaurinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬hesperis‭

Size

Skull estimated to be about 60 centimetres long.

Known locations

England.

Time Period

Bajocian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Duriavenator was for a long time attributed to Megalosaurus,‭ ‬part‭ ‬of the‭ ‘‬wastebasket taxon‭’ ‬effect which saw Megalosaurus becoming a home for many fossils that actually represented similar yet different dinosaurs.

Further Reading

– A redescription of “Megalosaurus” hesperis (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Inferior Oolite (Bajocian, Middle Jurassic) of Dorset, United Kingdom. – Zootaxa 1931: 57-67. – R. B. J. Benson – 2008.

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