Lucianovenator
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Lucianovenator 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Triassic (210–202 Mya)
- Place
- South America · Argentina
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Coelophysidae
Lucianovenator is an extinct genus of coelophysid theropod dinosaur which lived in Argentina during the Triassic. The genus name Lucianovenator translates to “Luciano’s hunter”, in reference to Don Luciano Leyes, who first reported the remains. The species name bonoi refers to Tulio del Bono, a local scientific authority who collaborated on the describers’ research. It is one of the few neotheropods known from South America.
What we know
- Named by Martinez & Apaldetti, 2017.
- Fossils found in South America and Argentina.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Lucianovenator — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.