Reptilia - Theropoda - Megaraptoridae
Full reference: S. A. Hocknull, M. A. White, T. R. Tischler, A. G. Cook, N. D. Calleja, T. Sloan, and D. A. Elliot. 2009. New mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE 4(7):e6190: 1-51
Belongs to Australovenator according to M. A. White et al. 2013
See also Agnolin et al. 2010, Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2022, Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2019, Aureliano et al. 2018, Benson et al. 2010, Brougham et al. 2019, Carrano et al. 2012, Coria and Currie 2016, Hocknull et al. 2009, Novas et al. 2013, Poropat et al. 2020, Poropat et al. 2023, Poropat et al. 2021, Romilio and Salisbury 2011, Salisbury et al. 2011, Salisbury et al. 2016, Senter and Sullivan 2019, White et al. 2015, White et al. 2012 and White et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AODF 604, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Matilda Site, Elderslie Station (AODL 0085), which is in a Cenomanian fine channel fill claystone/sandstone in the Winton Formation of Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): fibula diameter 59.0, tibia circumference 158.9
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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