Lusovenator

Portuguese hunter

• Luso · Latin (Lusitania) · Lusitania, i.e. Portugal
• venator · Latin · hunter

The name combines "Luso", referring to Lusitania, the Roman name for the region that is now Portugal, with the Latin word for "hunter". It means "Portuguese hunter" and refers to this predatory theropod being found in Portugal. The species name, L. santosi, honours Vítor Santos.

Named by

Malafaia et al.

Year named

2020

Period

Late Jurassic

Found in

Portugal

A medium-sized theropod, described as a basal tetanuran. The type species is Lusovenator santosi. I'm not certain of the exact formation or geologic stage, so I've left those fields blank.