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Taurovenator violantei
Taxonomy
Taurovenator violantei was named by Motta et al. (2016). Its type specimen is MPCA-Pv 802, a partial skull (right postorbital), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Violante farm, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Huincul Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Taurovenator.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Taurovenator violantei Motta et al. p. 232–233 fig. 4 |
| 2020 | Taurovenator violantei Cerroni et al. p. 2 |
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†Taurovenator violantei Motta et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. J. Motta et al. 2016 | Mid-sized carcharodontosaurid having the following autapomorphies: 1) presence of a horn-like prominence in the orbital brow, and 2) presence of a deep excavation in the ventral surface of the postorbital. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Taurovenator violantei, Carcharodontosauridae indet. (type locality: 180530) |