Riojavenatrix
ree-OH-hah-veh-NAY-trix /riˌoʊhɑvɛˈneɪtrɪks/
Accepted genus
La Rioja huntress
- Rioja · Spanish (place name) · La Rioja, the region of Spain where it was found
- venatrix · Latin · huntress
The name combines La Rioja, the region of northern Spain where the fossils were found, with the Latin word for a female hunter. It means "La Rioja huntress", which fits its identity as a predatory theropod. The type species is Riojavenatrix lacasti.
- Named by
- Isasmendi et al.
- Year named
- 2024
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- La Rioja, Spain
A theropod known from fragmentary remains, described in 2024 and interpreted as a spinosaurid. I am less sure of its exact geologic stage and formation, so I have left them out.