Asfaltovenator Rauhut and Pol 2019 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: O. W. M. Rauhut and D. Pol. 2019. Probable basal allosauroid from the early Middle Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina highlights phylogenetic uncertainty in tetanuran theropod dinosaurs. Scientific Reports 9:18826:1-7

Parent taxon: Allosauroidea according to O. W. M. Rauhut and D. Pol 2019

Sister taxa: Allosauria, Allosaurus, Carcharodontosauria, Carcharodontosauridae, Carcharodontosauriformes, Metriacanthosauridae, Monolophosaurus, Neovenatoridae

Subtaxa: Asfaltovenator vialidadi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at 1.6  km northeast of Cerro Cóndor (Jurassic of Argentina)

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