Gnathovorax

devouring jaw

• gnathos · Greek · jaw
• vorax · Latin · voracious, devouring

The name combines the Greek word for "jaw" with the Latin word for "voracious" or "devouring". It means "devouring jaw". This refers to the animal's presumed predatory, meat-eating habits. The type species, G. cabreirai, honours paleontologist Sérgio Cabreira.

Named by

Pretto, Langer and Schultz

Year named

2019

Period

Late Triassic

Stage

Carnian

Found in

Santa Maria Formation (Candelária Sequence), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

A herrerasaurid, an early dinosaur (a basal saurischian or theropod, depending on the analysis). It is known from a well-preserved, nearly complete skeleton.