Fosterovenator
fos-ter-oh-VEN-ah-tor /ˌfɒstərəˈvɛnətɔːr/
Foster's hunter
- Foster · English (surname, Latinised with -o-) · honouring paleontologist John R. Foster
- venator · Latin · hunter
The name combines the surname of paleontologist John Foster with the Latin word "venator", meaning "hunter". It was chosen to honour Foster, and the "hunter" ending marks the animal as a predatory theropod.
- Named by
- Dalman
- Year named
- 2014
- Period
- Late Jurassic
- Found in
- Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA
A theropod from the Morrison Formation. I am not certain of its current taxonomic standing, since some researchers question whether it is distinct from other Morrison theropods. The honouree and the exact stage are not verified here, so check them against the original description.