Pandoravenator

Pan-dor-ah-ven-ah-tor.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Pandoravenator ‭(‬Pandora hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pan-dor-ah-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

O.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Rauhut‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Tetanurae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬fernandezorum‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ca�ad�n Calc�reo Formation.

Time Period

Oxfodian/Tithonian of‭ ‬the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Bottom end of right femur‭ (‬upper leg bone‭) ‬and tops of right tibia‭ ‬and right fibula‭ (‬lower leg bones‭)‬.

In Depth

       Pandoravenator is a genus of predatory dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Ca�ad�n Calc�reo Formation of central Patagonia,‭ ‬and the evolution of the theropod tarsus.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬54:506-538.‭ ‬-‭ ‬O.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Rauhut‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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