Vallibonavenatrix Vallibonavenatrix

"Vallibona huntress"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vallibonavenatrix 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (129.4–125 Mya)
Place
Spain
Food
Piscivore (fish-eater)
Clade
Spinosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda

Vallibonavenatrix (meaning “Vallibona huntress” after the town near where its remains were found) is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Arcillas de Morella Formation of Castellón, Spain. The type and only species is Vallibonavenatrix cani, known from a partial skeleton.

What we know

  • Named by Malafaia et al., 2019.
  • Fossils found in Spain.