Fosterovenator

Say it like this: “FOS-ter-o-ven-AY-tor”

Fosterovenator churei

Fosterovenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
Named in: 2014 · Dalman, S. G.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 2.5 m · 8 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: the United States · Morrison
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Ceratosauria

The story in short

In 2014, S. G. Dalman published the name Fosterovenator. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian), roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Morrison Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Fosterovenator at a length near 2.5 m.

On the family tree it sits in Ceratosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

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Orthogoniosaurus

Orthogoniosaurus matleyi

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