Genus
Valid Extinct

Lucianovenator

Martinez and Apaldetti 2017

Lucianovenator is an extinct genus of coelophysoid 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.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Lucianovenator
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Restoration of Lucianovenator bonoi based on images of known remains and related genera. Proto-feathers for insulation in coelophysids and other early theropods have been supported by this study:[1] © FunkMonk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Lucianovenator
Lucianovenator
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Coelophysoidea Superfamily
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Coelophysidae Family
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Lucianovenator Genus
Measurements
Length
2,5 m ⓘ
Lucianovenator bonoi
Mass
13 kg ⓘ
Lucianovenator bonoi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Quebrada del Barro
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Lucianovenator bonoi 227 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
R. N. Martinez and C. Apaldetti. 2017. A late Norian–Rhaetian coelophysid neotheropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia) from the Quebrada del Barro Formation, northwestern Argentina. Ameghiniana 54(5):448-505 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. N. Martinez and C. Apaldetti. 2017. A late Norian–Rhaetian coelophysid neotheropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia) from the Quebrada del Barro Formation, northwestern Argentina. Ameghiniana 54(5):448-505 DOI ↗