Arcovenator escotae
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Name: Arcovenator escotae
Name Meaning: Escota arc hunter
First Described: 2013
Described By: Tortosa et al.
Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Abelisauridae, Majungasaurinae
Arcovenator is a new abelisaur found from France. Specifically, it was discovered near Pourrières, Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This dates back to 72 to 76 million years ago in the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. It is known from a nearly complete braincase, which is similar in size to Majungasaurus and Carnotaurus. Indeed much of the skull resembles Majungasaurus, placing it in the same subfamily. Its presence complicates the paleobiogeography of abelisauroids, since its resemblance to the Madagascan Majungasaurus and Indian Rajasaurus means it must have had a wider range than previously supposed. This suggests that Africa was a hub for animal movement between Europe, India and Madagascar in the late Cretaceous. It lived in what was at the time a large landmass called the Ibero-Armorican island, which included parts of France, Spain and Portugal. The climate was warm and subhumid, with distinct seasons. It lived near a river, and the fossils found indicate it died when the river flooded its banks. It lived with turtles, crocodylomorphs, pterosaurs, titanosaurs, rhabdodon and nodosaurids. They were probably common in the area due to the frequent fragmentary remains of the animal found in the region.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcovenator
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