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Australovenator

Reptiles

Australovenator is a genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Australia during the Late Cretaceous, about 95 million years ago. Its holotype, a partial skeleton including forelimb, hindlimb, pelvis and lower jaw elements, was discovered in the Winton Formation near Elderslie Station in 2006, found intermingled with remains of the sauropod Diamantinasaurus. It was described in 2009 by Australian paleontologist Scott Hocknull and colleagues, and contains a single species, A. wintonensis, though fragmentary remains from the Eumeralla and Wonthaggi Formations may also belong to the genus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Scientific Name
Australovenator wintonensis 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chordata, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Australovenator wintonensis
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Source Australovenator (Wikipedia)Lead
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This makes it smaller than most South American megaraptorans, but among the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known from Australia.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Australovenator
IntroductionView the Source
2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Australovenator
Wikipedia
Australovenator (Wikipedia)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Australovenator wintonensis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Chordata, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Chordata, Taxon record
"phylum": "Chordata"
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