Juravenator

Jura hunter

• Jura · Place name (Jura Mountains / Franconian · Jura region, also the source of 'Jurassic'
• venator · Latin · hunter

Juravenator combines "Jura" with the Latin word for "hunter". "Jura" refers to the Jura Mountains region of Europe and the Jurassic Period, which takes its name from them. The fossil came from the Franconian Jura of southern Germany. The name therefore means "hunter from the Jura".

Named by

Göhlich and Chiappe

Year named

2006

Period

Late Jurassic

Stage

Kimmeridgian

Found in

Near Schamhaupten, Bavaria, southern Germany (Solnhofen-type limestones)

A small compsognathid theropod known from one well-preserved juvenile specimen. It is notable for preserving patches of scaly skin. Later work using ultraviolet light suggested it may also have had simple feathers. The type species is Juravenator starki.