Asfaltovenator
ass-FAL-toh-ven-AY-tor /æsˌfæltəvɛnˈeɪtər/
Accepted genus
asphalt hunter
- asfalto · Spanish · asphalt (from the Cañadón Asfalto Formation)
- venator · Latin · hunter
The name combines the Spanish word for asphalt, "asfalto", with the Latin word for hunter, "venator". "Asfalto" refers to the Cañadón Asfalto Formation in Argentina, where the fossils were found. The name means "asphalt hunter", a carnivorous theropod from that formation.
- Named by
- Rauhut and Pol
- Year named
- 2019
- Period
- Middle Jurassic
- Found in
- Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina
A carnivorous theropod, usually placed among early tetanurans (basal allosauroids or close relatives). The type species is Asfaltovenator vialidadi. Its exact position in the tetanuran family tree is debated.