Spectrovenator ragei Zaher et al. 2020 (ceratosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Abelisauridae

Full reference: H. Zaher, D. Pol, B. A. Navarro, R. Delcourt, and A. B. Carvalho. 2020. An Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaur from Brazil sheds light on the cranial evolution of the Abelisauridae. Comptes Rendus Palevol 19(6):101-115

Belongs to Spectrovenator according to H. Zaher et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MZSP-PV 833, a partial skeleton (a partially articulated skeleton consisting of complete skull and mandibles, partially preserved cervicodorsal vertebrae and ribs, complete sacrum, partially pr). Its type locality is Embira-Branca hills, Coração de Jesus, which is in an Aptian lacustrine claystone in the Quiricó Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Embira-Branca hills, Coração de Jesus

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