Skorpiovenator Canale et al. 2008 (scorpion hunter)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Abelisauridae

Full reference: J. I. Canale, C. A. Scanferla, F. L. Agnolín and F. E. Novas. 2008. New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods. Naturwissenschaften 96:409-414

Parent taxon: Brachyrostra according to L. S. Filippi et al. 2016

See also Canale et al. 2008, Csiki-Sava et al. 2016, Delcourt 2018, Ezcurra et al. 2010, Gianechini et al. 2015, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Juárez Valieri et al. 2011, Motta et al. 2016, Novas et al. 2013, Ratsinbaholison et al. 2016 and Tortosa et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aucasaurus, Carnotaurini, Dahalokely, Ekrixinatosaurus, Furileusauria, Guemesia, Ilokelesia, Rahiolisaurus, Thanos

Subtaxa: Skorpiovenator bustingorryi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bustingorry's farm (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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