Vallibonavenatrix

Vallibona huntress

• Vallibona · Place name (Catalan/Spanish) · the municipality of Vallibona, Castellón, Spain
• venatrix · Latin · huntress

The name combines Vallibona, the municipality in Castellón, Spain, near where the fossils were found, with the Latin "venatrix", meaning "huntress" (a female hunter). Together it means "Vallibona huntress", marking the place of discovery and the animal's presumed predatory lifestyle. The Latin noun is grammatically feminine, which is why the form is "venatrix" and not "venator".

Named by

Malafaia et al.

Year named

2020

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Arcillas de Morella Formation, Vallibona, Castellón, Spain

A spinosaurid theropod known from fragmentary remains, mainly vertebrae. The type species is V. cani. Its exact position within Spinosauridae has been debated.