Duriavenator
Duriavenator is a genus of theropod dinosaur described in 2008. It was excavated in Dorset. The type species is D. hesperis, formerly known as Megalosaurus hesperis.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Megalosauria |
| Family: | Megalosauridae |
| Genus: | Duriavenator Benson, 2008 |
| Species: | D. hesperis
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| Duriavenator hesperis (Waldman, 1974 [originally Megalosaurus])
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Megalosaurus hesperis Waldman, 1974 | |
Duriavenator lived about 170 million years ago. It is one of the oldest-known tetanurans. The genus name combines the Latin name of Dorset, Duria, with Latin for "hunter", venator.[2] This genus has also gone under the unofficial name "Walkersaurus".
Duriavenator Media
Lectotype lower jaw of M. bucklandii and various specimens historically assigned to that species, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Size comparison of the holotype specimen of Duriavenator hesperis with a human for reference. Based on 7 m length estimates by Paul 2016 and Holtz 2011.
Sixth right Template:Dinogloss tooth of Duriavenator (A 1–3) compared to teeth of other European megalosaurines
Life restoration with body based on related species
Reconstructed skeleton of Torvosaurus, a more completely known megalosaurid, Museum of Ancient Life
References
- ↑ Waldman, M. (1974). "Megalosaurids from the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of Dorset" (PDF). Palaeontology. 17 (2): 325–339.
- ↑ Benson R.B.J. (2008). A redescription of "Megalosaurus" hesperis (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Inferior Oolite (Bajocian, Middle Jurassic) of Dorset, United Kingdom". Zootaxa 1931: 57-67.