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sharp-clawed runner
Spectrovenator
Say it like this: “SPEC-tro-VEN-uh-tuh”
Spectrovenator ragei
Spectrovenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Brazil.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2020 · Zaher, H.; Pol, D.; Navarro, B. A.; Delcourt, R.; Carvalho, A. B.
- Hip height
- 0.6 m · 2 ft
- Length
- 1.4–2.2 m · 5–7 ft
- Weight
- 50 kg · 110 lb
- Found in
- Brazil · Quiricó
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Abelisauridae
The story in short
Spectrovenator was formally named in 2020 by H. Zaher and colleagues. The name means “ghost hunter.”
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from Brazil, including the Quiricó Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Spectrovenator at a length near 1.4–2.2 m, hips about 0.6 m high, and a body mass around 50 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Abelisauridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Abelisaurus
Abelisaurus comahuensis
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Chenanisaurus
Chenanisaurus barbaricus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Dryptosauroides
Dryptosauroides grandis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago