Vallibonavenatrix

Val-le-boh-nah-ven-ah-triks.
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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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Name

Vallibonavenatrix ‭(‬Vallibona huntress‭).

Phonetic

Val-le-boh-nah-ven-ah-triks.

Named By

E.‭ ‬Malafaia,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Gasulla,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso Narv�ez,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Spinosauridae,‭ ‬Spinosaurinae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

V.‭ ‬cani‭

Size

Roughly estimated at about 8 meters long.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Arcillas de Morella Formation.

Time Period

Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton including vertebrae,‭ ‬ribs,‭ ‬pubis and ischium

In Depth

       Vallibonavenatrix is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in Spain during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬As a spinosaurid,‭ ‬Vallibonavenatrix is expected to have been a predatory dinosaur,‭ ‬primarily hunting for aquatic creatures in the water systems of the time.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new spinosaurid theropod‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Megalosauroidea‭) ‬from the late Barremian of Vallibona,‭ ‬Spain:‭ ‬Implications for spinosaurid diversity in the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula.‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Malafaia,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Gasulla,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso Narv�ez,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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