ERYTHROVENATOR
a basal theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Brazil.
Pronunciation: eh-RITH-ro-VEN-uh-tuh
Meaning: Red Hunter
Author/s: Müller (
2021)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Discovery Chart Position: #1043
Erythrovenator jacuiensis
(Red hunter from Jacuí)Etymology
Erythrovenator is derived from the Greek "erythrós" (red or reddish) referring to the red colour of the holotype, and the Latin "venator" (hunter), referring to its predatory habits.
The
species epithet,
jacuiensis, means "from Jacui" in Latin, referring to "Rio Jacuí", a river in Agudo where the holotype was found.
Discovery
The remains of
Erythrovenator were discovered at the Niemeyer Site in red mudstones of the Candelária Sequence, which is part of the Santa Maria Suspersequence of the Paraná Basin, Agudo municipality, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The
holotype (CAPPA/UFSM 0157) is a partial left thigh bone.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Triassic
Stage: Carnian-Norian
Age range: 233-225 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Carnivore
Erythrovenator
jacuiensis
References
• Pavanatto AEB, Pretto FA, Kerber L, Müller RT, da-Rosa AAS and Dias-da-Silva S (2018) "A new Upper Triassic cynodont-bearing fossiliferous site from southern Brazil, with taphonomic remarks and description of a new traversodontid taxon".
Journal South American Earth Sciences, 88: 179-196.
• Müller RT (2021) "A new theropod dinosaur from a peculiar Late Triassic assemblage of southern Brazil".
Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 107: 103026. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.103026.
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