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Neovenatoridae

Reptilia - Neovenatoridae

Taxonomy

Neovenatoridae was named by Benson et al. (2010). It was considered monophyletic by Benson et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Allosauroidea by Hendrickx and Mateus (2014); and to Carcharodontosauria by Benson et al. (2010), Carrano et al. (2012), Csiki-Sava et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Chilantaisaurus, Fukuiraptor, Neovenator, Rapator

Synonyms

Rapator was named by Huene (1932). Its type is Rapator ornitholestoides.

It was synonymized subjectively with Walgettosuchus by Romer (1956), Romer (1966), Steel (1970); it was considered a nomen nudum by Agnolin et al. (2010); it was considered a nomen dubium by Carrano et al. (2012), Brougham et al. (2019), Aranciaga Rolando et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Coelurosauria by Kuhn (1939); to Compsognathidae by Tatarinov (1964); to Theropoda by Carroll (1988); to Ornitholestinae by Paul (1988); to Abelisauridae by Molnar (1992); to Tetanurae by Holtz et al. (2004); and to Megaraptoridae by Poropat et al. (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1932	Rapator Huene p. 70 figs. Pl. 3:13
1939	Rapator Kuhn p. 56
1964	Rapator Tatarinov p. 533
1988	Rapator Carroll
1988	Rapator Paul p. 306
1992	Rapator Molnar p. 261
2004	Rapator Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 74
2010	Neovenatoridae Benson et al. p. 75
2012	Neovenatoridae Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7
2014	Neovenatoridae Hendrickx and Mateus
2016	Neovenatoridae Csiki-Sava et al. p. 230
2023	Rapator Poropat et al. p. 165

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
superfamily	Allosauroidea
family	Neovenatoridae
family	Neovenatoridae

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. †Chilantaisaurus Hu 1964

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†Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis Hu 1964

†Chilantaisaurus zheziangensis Dong 1979

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

Reference	Diagnosis
R. B. J. Benson et al. 2010	Carcharodontosaurian 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”.