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sharp-clawed runner
Arcovenator
Say it like this: “ahr-KO-veh-NAY-tuhr”
Arcovenator escotae
Arcovenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in France.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2014 · Tortosa, T.; Buffetaut, E.; Vialle, N.; Dutour, Y.; Turini, E.; Cheylan, G.
- Hip height
- 1.7 m · 6 ft
- Length
- 4.8–6 m · 16–20 ft
- Weight
- 900 kg · 1,984 lb
- Found in
- France · Lower Argiles Rutilantes
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Majungasaurinae
The story in short
The genus Arcovenator dates to 2014, the year T. Tortosa and colleagues described it. The name means “arc hunter.”
Fossils referred to Arcovenator date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from France, including the Lower Argiles Rutilantes Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Arcovenator at a length near 4.8–6 m, hips about 1.7 m high, and a body mass around 900 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Majungasaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Indosaurus
Indosaurus matleyi
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Majungasaurus
Majungasaurus crenatissimus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Rahiolisaurus
Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago