Latenivenatrix
LAT-en-ee-ve-NAY-trix /ˌlætəniːvəˈneɪtrɪks/
Accepted genus
hidden huntress
- latens (lateni-) · Latin · hidden
- venatrix · Latin · huntress
The name combines Latin words meaning "hidden" and "huntress". It refers to the fossils having lain unrecognised in museum collections for decades, and to the animal as a predator. The type species, L. mcmasterae, honours Margaret McMaster.
- Named by
- Voris et al.
- Year named
- 2020
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada
A tyrannosaurid theropod, known from the type species Latenivenatrix mcmasterae. The exact wording of the etymology is from memory, so treat the fine detail with some caution.