Genus
Valid Extinct

Pandoravenator

Rauhut and Pol 2017

Pandoravenator is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of central Patagonia. Fossils in the form of a fragmentally preserved postcranial skeleton of this dinosaur were discovered and scientifically described in 2017 by paleontologists Oliver Rauhut and Diego Pol as the type species P. fernandezorum.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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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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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Pandoravenator Genus
Measurements
Length
4,5 m ⓘ
Pandoravenator fernandezorum
Mass
200 kg ⓘ
Pandoravenator fernandezorum
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Cañadón Calcáreo
1
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Pandoravenator fernandezorum 158 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
O. W. M. Rauhut and D. Pol. 2017. A theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of central Patagonia, and the evolution of the theropod tarsus. Ameghiniana 54:506-538 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. W. M. Rauhut and D. Pol. 2017. A theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of central Patagonia, and the evolution of the theropod tarsus. Ameghiniana 54:506-538 DOI ↗