| Concavenator Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| 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 in 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[1].
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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External links[]
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/09/09/concavenator-incredible-allosauroid/
- ↑ The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, second edition, by Gregory Paul.