Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: C. T. Barker, D. Naish, C. E. Clarkin, P. Farrell, G. Hullmann, J. Lockyer, P. Schneider, R. K. C. Ward, and N.J. Gostling. 2020. A highly pneumatic middle Cretaceous theropod from the British Lower Greensand. Papers in Palaeontology

Parent taxon: Tetanurae according to C. T. Barker et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Allosauroidea, Allosaurus medius, Allosaurus tendagurensis, Avetheropoda, Becklespinax, Caudocoelus, Chienkosaurus, Chuandongocoelurus, Coelurosauria, Creosaurus potens, Cruxicheiros, Cryolophosaurus, Dandakosaurus, Eustreptospondylidae, Gasosaurus, Inosaurus, Kaijiangosaurus, Kayentavenator, Megalosauroidea, Megalosaurus pannoniensis, Neotetanurae, Orionides, Pandoravenator, Phaedrolosaurus, Prodeinodon, Sinocoelurus, Spinosauroidea, Streptospondylus cuvieri, Teinurosaurus, Torvosauroidea, Yunyangosaurus

Subtaxa: Vectaerovenator inopinatus

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Type: Vectaerovenator inopinatus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Knock Cliff (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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