Archaeovenator

Ar-kay-o-ven-ah-tor.
By Emerson Winslow
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Winslow, E. (2012, November 17). Archaeovenator. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/archaeovenator/

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Name

Archaeovenator ‭(‬Ancient hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ar-kay-o-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Dilkes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

Classification

Chordata,‭ Amniota,‭ ‬Varanopidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬hamiltonensis‭

Size

About‭ ‬30‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Kansas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Calhouns Shale Formation.

Time Period

Gzhelian of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skeleton.‭ ‬Tail missing.

In Depth

       At the time of its description,‭ ‬Archaeovenator is the oldest known varanopid amniote.‭ ‬In like Archaeovenator would have resembled a small lizard,‭ ‬and it may have hunted for invertebrates as it scampered around the Carboniferous forests.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Archaeovenator hamiltonensis,‭ ‬a new varanopid Synapsida:‭ ‬Eupelycosauria from the Upper Carboniferous of Kansas,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Dilkes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

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