Viavenator

road hunter

• via · Latin · road, way
• venator · Latin · hunter

Viavenator combines the Latin "via" (road, way) and "venator" (hunter), giving "road hunter". The name refers to the carnivorous, predatory habits of this abelisaurid theropod and to the road-related circumstances of its discovery. The type species is Viavenator exploratus.

Named by

Filippi et al.

Year named

2016

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Santonian

Found in

Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A medium-sized abelisaurid theropod, regarded as a member of the Brachyrostra. The exact details of the "road" reference in the etymology are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.