Riparovenator

Ri-pah-ro-ven-ah-tor.
By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2013, December 12). Riparovenator. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/riparovenator/

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Name

Riparovenator ‭(‬Riverbank hunter‭).

Phonetic

Ri-pah-ro-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

Chris T.‭ ‬Barker,‭ ‬David W.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Hone,‭ ‬Darren Naish,‭ ‬Andrea Cau,‭ ‬Jeremy A.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Lockwood,‭ ‬Brian Foster,‭ ‬Claire E.‭ ‬Clarkin,‭ ‬Philipp Schneider,‭ & ‬Neil J.‭ ‬Gostling‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Spinosauridae,‭ ‬Baryonychinae.

Diet

Piscivore/Carnivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬milnerae‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains but roughly estimated to have been about‭ ‬8.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

United Kingdom,‭ ‬England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Wessex Formation.

Time Period

Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Riparovenator is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in the British Isles during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Riparovenator was named alongside another spinosaurid dinosaur called Ceratosuchops.

Further reading

-‭ ‬New spinosaurids from the Wessex Formation‭ (‬Early Cretaceous,‭ ‬UK‭) ‬and the European origins of Spinosauridae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬11‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬19340‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chris T.‭ ‬Barker,‭ ‬David W.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Hone,‭ ‬Darren Naish,‭ ‬Andrea Cau,‭ ‬Jeremy A.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Lockwood,‭ ‬Brian Foster,‭ ‬Claire E.‭ ‬Clarkin,‭ ‬Philipp Schneider,‭ & ‬Neil J.‭ ‬Gostling‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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