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Neovenatoridae

Reptilia - Neovenatoridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Rapator Huene p. 70 figs. Pl. 3:13
1939Rapator Kuhn p. 56
1964Rapator Tatarinov p. 533
1988Rapator Carroll
1988Rapator Paul p. 306
1992Rapator Molnar p. 261
2004Rapator Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 74
2010Neovenatoridae Benson et al. pp. 75-76
2012Neovenatoridae Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7
2014Neovenatoridae Hendrickx and Mateus
2016Neovenatoridae Csiki-Sava et al. p. 230

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyAllosauroidea
familyNeovenatoridae
familyNeovenatoridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Neovenatoridae Benson et al. 2010
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G. †Fukuiraptor Azuma and Currie 2000
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Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis Azuma and Currie 2000
G. †Neovenator Hutt et al. 1996
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Neovenator salerii Hutt et al. 1996
Invalid names: Rapator Huene 1932 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. B. J. Benson et al. 2010Carcharodontosaurian theropods with the following: (1) middle–posterior dorsal vertebrae with small, flange-like lateral extensions of postzygapophyseal facets (Fig. 1b); (2) ventral longitudinal ridge in proximal caudal vertebrae (independently derived in Carcharodontosauridae); (3) scapula short and broad (length: minimum width ratio = 8.0–9.0; Fig. 1e) relative to other derived allosauroids; (4) iliac pre-acetabular fossa bounded dorsomedially by a prominent shelf (Fig. 1d; also present in tyrannosauroids); (5) femoral lateral condyle which projects further distally than medial condyle; (6) pneumatic ilium; and (7) anterolateral process of tibial lateral condyle curves ventrally as a pointed process (Fig. 1i). Additional potential synapomorphies of Neovenatoridae and included clades, mainly pertaining to elongate, raptorial forearms (missing data in Neovenator; e.g. Fig. 1e–h), are summarised in the “Electronic supplementary material”.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1000 kgg
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 130.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Japan (Gunma) Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis (97938)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Theropoda indet. (46875)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Fukui) Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis (38020)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Neovenatoridae indet. (38541 51961)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (Idaho) Neovenatoridae indet. (204700)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (New South Wales) Rapator ornitholestoides (38539)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8China (Nei Mongol) Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis (66925)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6China (Zhejiang) Chilantaisaurus zheziangensis (58445)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Neovenatoridae indet. (190127)