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Megalosauridae

Wiehenvenator albati

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Wiehenvenator 15 m (49 ft) long
as long as 9 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Wiehenvenator
Length
15 m (49 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (166–164 Mya)
Place
Germany
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Megalosauridae

Wiehenvenator is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of north western Germany. The genus contains a single species, W. albati.

What we know

  • Named by Rauhut et al, 2016.
  • Body length estimated at about 15 m.
  • Fossils found in Germany.

What we guess

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