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Carcharodontosauridae

Veterupristisaurus milneri

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Veterupristisaurus 8 m (26.2 ft) long
as long as 5 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Veterupristisaurus
Length
8 m (26.2 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (154–150 Mya)
Place
Tanzania
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Carcharodontosauridae
Veterupristisaurus reconstruction by Line art: Robinson Kunz on Deviant Art Colour: Rebecca Slater on Deviant Art Bac
Reconstruction · Line art: Robinson Kunz on Deviant Art Colour: Rebecca Slater on Deviant Art Bac (CC-BY)

Veterupristisaurus is an extinct genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the Jurassic of Tendaguru, Lindi Region of southeastern Tanzania.

What we know

  • Named by Rauhut, 2011.
  • Body length estimated at about 8 m.
  • Fossils found in Tanzania.

What we guess

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