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sharp-clawed runner
Veterupristisaurus
Say it like this: “veh-TEH-ru-PRIS-tee-SOR-us”
Veterupristisaurus milneri
Veterupristisaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in Tanzania.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2011 · Rauhut, O. W. M.
- Hip height
- 2.3 m · 8 ft
- Length
- 8 m · 26 ft
- Weight
- 1.6 tonnes
- Found in
- Tanzania · Tendaguru
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Carcharodontosauridae
The story in short
In 2011, O. W. M. Rauhut published the name Veterupristisaurus. The name means “old shark lizard.”
It lived in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian), roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago. Finds come from Tanzania, including the Tendaguru Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Veterupristisaurus at a length near 8 m, hips about 2.3 m high, and a body mass around 1.6 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Carcharodontosauridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Acrocanthosaurus
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
Concavenator
Concavenator corcovatus
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Eocarcharia
Eocarcharia dinops
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago