Dinosaur
Australovenator
Australovenator’s great tools were at the ends of its arms.
Australovenator’s great tools were at the ends of its arms. It had long legs and strong arms, with three fingers and large hand claws. Its body was fairly light for a predator of its size, and a long tail helped it balance as it moved on its hind legs.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Australovenator at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It fed on other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Megaraptoridae
- Megaraptorids
- Fossil locations
- Australia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Australovenator
Its bones were found in Queensland at the same site as remains of the sauropod Diamantinasaurus. Parts of the jaws, arms, legs and other bones survive, and it received its scientific name in 2009.
A large claw does not always belong to a foot. Megaraptorids stood out for their hand claws, an important difference from more familiar raptors. Since part of the skeleton is missing, some appearance details are reconstructed through comparisons with relatives.
A large claw does not always belong to a foot. Megaraptorids stood out for their hand claws, an important difference from more familiar raptors. Since part of the skeleton is missing, some appearance details are reconstructed through comparisons with relatives.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
A large claw does not always belong to a foot. Megaraptorids stood out for their hand claws, an important difference from more familiar raptors. Since part of the skeleton is missing, some appearance details are reconstructed through comparisons with relatives.
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