Lucianovenator

Lu-ce-ah-no-en-ah-tore.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Lucianovenator ‭(‬Luciano's hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lu-ce-ah-no-en-ah-tore.

Named By

R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Apaldetti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,.‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Coelophysidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬bonoi‭

Size

Roughly about 4 meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quebrada del Barro formation.

Time Period

Norian/Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       As a coelophysid,‭ ‬Lucianovenator was a small predatory dinosaur similar in form to other genera such as Camposaurus and Coelophysis.‭ ‬Lucianovenator would have been a predator of small creatures such as lizards and possibly scavenging carrion when available.‭ ‬Lucianovenator shared the same habitat‭ ‬with the dinosaurs Ingentia and Leyesaurus,‭ ‬while other creatures such as Dromomeron were also present.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A late Norian-Rhaetian coelophysid neotheropod‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia‭) ‬from the Quebrada del Barro Formation,‭ ‬northwestern Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬54‭(‬5‭)‬:448-505.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Apaldetti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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