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Abelisauridae

Arcovenator

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Arcovenator 6 m (19.7 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Arcovenator
Length
6 m (19.7 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (76–72 Mya)
Place
France · Spain
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Arcovenator (“Arc hunter”) is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs hailing from the Late Cretaceous of France and possibly Spain. The type and only described species is Arcovenator escotae. Its name derives from the river Arc flowing near the site of its first discovery.

What we know

  • Named by Tortosa et al., 2014.
  • Body length estimated at about 6 m.
  • Fossils found in France and Spain.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Arcovenator — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.