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sharp-clawed runner
Juravenator
Say it like this: “ju-rah-ve-nay-tor”
Juravenator starki
Juravenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in Germany.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2006 · Göhlich, U. B.; Chiappe, L. M.
- Hip height
- 0.2 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 0.8 m · 3 ft
- Weight
- 4 kg · 9 lb
- Found in
- Germany · Torleite
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Coelurosauria
The story in short
Juravenator was formally named in 2006 by U. B. Göhlich and L. M. Chiappe. The name means “jura hunter.”
It lived in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian), roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago. Finds come from Germany, including the Torleite Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Juravenator at a length near 0.8 m, hips about 0.2 m high, and a body mass around 4 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Coelurosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
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Bicentenaria
Bicentenaria argentina
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