Irritator Martill et al. 1996 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Spinosauridae

Full reference: D. M. Martill, A. R. I. Cruickshank, E. Frey, P. G. Small, and M. Clarke. 1996. A new crested maniraptoran dinosaur from the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of Brazil. Journal of the Geological Society, London 153:5-8

Parent taxon: Spinosaurinae according to C. T. Barker et al. 2021

See also Arden et al. 2019, Bittencourt and Langer 2011, Buffetaut and Ouaja 2002, Candeiro et al. 2012, Candeiro et al. 2006, Carrano et al. 2012, Ezcurra 2009, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Hendrickx et al. 2016, Holtz et al. 2004, Kellner 1996, Kellner et al. 2011, Malafaia et al. 2020, Martill et al. 1996, Mateus et al. 2011, Medeiros 2006, Milner 1997, Naish and Martill 2007, Rauhut 2003, Sánchez-Hernández et al. 2007, Sereno et al. 1998 and Sues et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Angaturama, Camarillasaurus, Ichthyovenator, Sigilmassasaurus, Spinosaurini, Spinosaurus

Subtaxa: Irritator challengeri

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Buxéxé, Santana do Cariri (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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