Vectaerovenator

Wight air hunter

• Vecta · Latin · Isle of Wight (from Vectis)
• aero · Greek · air
• venator · Latin · hunter

The name combines "Vecta", the Latin name for the Isle of Wight where it was found, with Greek "aero" (air) and Latin "venator" (hunter). "Air" refers to the many air spaces (pneumatic cavities) in its vertebrae, which are linked to a bird-like air-sac system. The name means roughly "Wight air hunter".

Named by

Barker et al.

Year named

2022

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Aptian

Found in

Ferruginous Sands Formation, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, UK

A theropod dinosaur known from partial vertebral remains. The type species is Vectaerovenator inopinatus. Its exact position within Theropoda is uncertain.