Dracovenator drakohve-NAYTER

"dragon"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Dracovenator 6.5 m (21.3 ft) long
4 people holding hands
Length
6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Period
Early Jurassic (201–199 Mya)
Place
Africa · South Africa
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Dracovenator () is a genus of neotheropod dinosaur that lived approximately 201 to 199 million years ago during the early part of the Jurassic period in what is now South Africa. Dracovenator was a medium-sized, moderately built, ground-dwelling, bipedal carnivore, that could grow up to an estimated 5.5 – 6.5 m in length and 250 kg in body mass. Its type specimen was based on only a partial skull that was recovered.

What we know

  • Named by Yates, 2005.
  • Body length estimated at about 6.5 m.
  • Fossils found in Africa and South Africa.