Viavenator

Viavenator exxoni

Viavenator — scientific reconstruction

Viavenator (meaning "road hunter") is a genus of carnivorous abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in the Santonian-aged (Late Cretaceous) Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. Only a single species is known, V. exxoni, formally described in 2016 by Filippi and colleagues.

Family
Abelisauridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (84.9–83.6 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
6.0 m
Weight
1.0–1.5 t
Type locality
Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Neuquén, Argentina
Holotype
MAU-PV-LCM-263/1
PBDB
txn:336874

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