Duriavenator
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Megalosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Megalosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Duriavenator Benson, 2008 |
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† D. hesperis
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| Duriavenator hesperis (Waldman, 1974 [originally Megalosaurus])
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Megalosaurus hesperis Waldman, 1974 |
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File:Duriavenator NT.jpg
Artist's rendering
Duriavenator is a genus of theropod dinosaur described in 2008 by Roger Benson; its finds were excavated in England. The type species is D. hesperis, formerly known as Megalosaurus hesperis.[1] Duriavenator lived during the Bajocian stage, around 170 million years ago, making it one of the oldest-known tetanurans. The genus name combines the Latin name of Dorset, Duria, with Latin for "hunter", venator.[2] This genus has also gone under the unofficial name "Walkersaurus", which is a nomen nudum.
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- ↑ Benson, R.B.J. (2008). "A redescription of "Megalosaurus" hesperis (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Inferior Oolite (Bajocian, Middle Jurassic) of Dorset, United Kingdom". Zootaxa 1931: 57-67.
