Cretaceous
Concavenator
Concavenator corcovatus
The catalogue presents Concavenator as a carnivore member of Carcharodontosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 130.0–125.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 6.0 m in length and 320–400 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Concavenator, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Ortega et al. (2010).
The PBDB places it in Carcharodontosauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Carcharodontosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Carcharodontosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Barremian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the La Huérguina Formation (1). Provenance: Spain.
The catalogue records the holotype as MCCM-LH 6666 and the type locality as “Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain”.
- MCCM-LH 6666
- Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain
The catalogue's reference measurements are 6.0 m in length and 320–400 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 6.0 m
- 320-400 kg
The record gathers 8 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
- 320–400 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 130.0–125.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2010
- Described by
- Francisco Ortega
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Carcharodontosauridae
- Genus
- Concavenator
- Species
- C. corcovatus
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
- MCCM-LH 6666
- Type locality
- Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain