Cretaceous
Australovenator
Australovenator wintonensis
The catalogue presents Australovenator as a carnivore member of Megaraptora that lived during the Cretaceous, between 125.8–100.5 Ma. Its estimated range is 6.0 m in length and 0.5 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Queensland, Australia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Australovenator, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Hocknull et al. (2009).
The PBDB places it in Megaraptoridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Megaraptora.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Megaraptora
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Barremian to the Turonian.
The PBDB catalogues 4 occurrences, with material from the Winton Formation (2), from the "Wonthaggi" Formation (1) and from the Eumeralla Formation (1). Provenance: Australia.
The catalogue records the holotype as AODF 604 and the type locality as “Queensland, Australia”.
- AODF 604
- Queensland, Australia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 6.0 m in length and 0.5 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 6.0 m
- 0.5 tons
The record gathers 16 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Weight
- 0.5 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 125.8–100.5 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2009
- Described by
- Scott Hocknull
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Megaraptora
- Genus
- Australovenator
- Species
- A. wintonensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- AODF 604
- Type locality
- Queensland, Australia