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Concavenator
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Humpbacked Dinosaur
An artist's illustration of Concavenator corcovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Family: Carcharodontosauridae
Genus: Concavenator
Ortega, Escaso & Sanz, 2010
Species: C. corcovatus
Binomial name
Concavenator corcovatus
Ortega, Escaso & Sanz, 2010

Concavenator corcovatus ("Hunchback Hunter from Cuenca") is a species of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from Spain found on September 8, 2010. It may have had one to two humps, similar to spinosaurids, on its back which is speculated to being used for body heat, storing body fat, and it is being argued that it could also be used for communication.

Description[]

Concavenator was a medium sized theropod, reaching lengths of 5 meters (16 feet) and weighing around 320 kilograms (700 pounds). On its arms are nodes that are believed to have held quill like feathers. If these nodes did hold feathers then this would indicate that allosauroids were feathered. Arguably the most distinctive feature of Concavenator was the large sail-like hump running along its back. The exact purpose for this hump remains unknown, but was most likely for display, thermoregulation and/or species identification.

In Popular Culture[]

  • Concavenator appears in the game Dino Pets as a dinosaur that lived in marshland.
  • Both toy companies Carnegie and Safari Ltd. made a model of Concavenator.
  • Concavenator itself doesn't appear in the Jurassic Park movies, although it appears as a statue in a diorama in the Lockwood Manor in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
  • Concavenator  is one of the animals that you can get in Jurassic World: Alive.
  • Concavenator appears in Jurassic World: The Game as a VIP carnivore in the solid gold pack.
  • Concavenator also appears in prior extinction: revamp.
  • Concavenator was added to Jurassic World Evolution 2 via the Cretaceous Carnivore Pack.

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