Jurassic
Wiehenvenator
Wiehenvenator albati
The catalogue presents Wiehenvenator as a carnivore member of Megalosauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 163.5–157.3 Ma. Its estimated range is 10.0 m in length and 2.0–3.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Ornatenton Formation, Lower Saxony, Germany. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Wiehenvenator, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Rauhut et al. (2016).
The PBDB places it in Megalosaurinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Megalosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Megalosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Callovian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Ornatenton Formation (1). Provenance: Germany.
The catalogue records the holotype as WMN P28167 and the type locality as “Ornatenton Formation, Lower Saxony, Germany”.
- WMN P28167
- Ornatenton Formation, Lower Saxony, Germany
The catalogue's reference measurements are 10.0 m in length and 2.0–3.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 10.0 m
- 2.0-3.0 tons
The record gathers 2 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
- 10.0 m
- Weight
- 2.0–3.0 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 163.5–157.3 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2016
- Described by
- Rauhut et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Megalosauridae
- Genus
- Wiehenvenator
- Species
- W. albati
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
- WMN P28167
- Type locality
- Ornatenton Formation, Lower Saxony, Germany