Asfaltovenator Asfaltovenator

"Cañadón Asfalto Formation hunter"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Asfaltovenator 8 m (26.2 ft) long
5 people holding hands
Length
8 m (26.2 ft)
Period
Jurassic (201–145 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Asfaltovenator (meaning “Cañadón Asfalto Formation hunter” after the fossil formation in which its fossils were found) is a genus of possibly allosauroid dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic (Middle Toarcian) Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Chubut Province, Argentina. The type and only species is Asfaltovenator vialidadi.

What we know

  • Named by Rauhut & Pol, 2019.
  • Body length estimated at about 8 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.