Dracovenator
Extinct genus of dinosaur from the Jurassic of South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dracovenator (/ˌdrækoʊvɛˈneɪtər/) is a genus of neotheropod dinosaur that lived approximately 201 to 199 million years ago during the early part of the Jurassic Period in what is now South Africa. Dracovenator was a medium-sized, moderately-built, ground-dwelling, bipedal carnivore, that could grow up to an estimated 5.5–6.5 metres (18–21 ft) in length and 250 kilograms (550 lb) in body mass. Its type specimen was based on only a partial skull that was recovered.
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Dracovenator | |
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Partial skull of Dracovenator regenti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Neotheropoda |
Genus: | †Dracovenator Yates, 2005 |
Species: | †D. regenti |
Binomial name | |
†Dracovenator regenti Yates, 2005 | |
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