#veterupristisaurus

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Reconstruction of carcharodontosaurian theropod Lusovenator santosi from the Late Jurassic of Portugal. A partial skeleton of this animal, including vertebrae, rib fragments, and parts of the pelvic girdle and legs, was described in 2019. The dinosaur was assigned to a new genus in 2020. The remains were found in the Lourinhã Formation, famous for its diverse Late Jurassic fauna. Lusovenator is the oldest genus of carcharodontosaurian from Laurasia. Its name means "hunter from Lusitania" (the name of an ancient Roman province located on the site of Portugal). I made this drawing last year, but I decided to post it now, correcting small details.

Black ballpoint pen, 2024-2025.

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In need of some updating, but this was my first sort of promotional render for my Project Tendaguru, a personal work in progress including modeling, texturing, animating etc.

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Colors based on the European Honey Buzzard

Veterupristisaurus: Old shark lizard.

Milneri: honouring paleontologist Angela Milner

-Veterupristisaurus was a member of the Charcharodontisauridae family from Jurassic Tanzania

-the holotype contains an isolated caudal vertebra, two posterior partially fused middle caudal vertebrae, and an anterior caudal vertebrae. Basically just a bunch of pieces of the spinal column for those who aren’t proficient in anatomical terms.

-these continue to be the only bones found.

-the animal was originally named as Ceratosaurus, but it has been decided they are different animals.

-even though there’s been a lack of bones found, there is no current debate on whether Veterupristisaurus is synonymous with another non-avian dinosaur.

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Veterupristisaurus milneri

Source: http://dinosaurs.wikia.com/wiki/Veterupristisaurus

Name: Veterupristisaurus milneri 

Name Meaning: Milner's Old Shark Lizard 

First Described: 2011

Described By: Rauhut 

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Carnosauria, Allosauroidea, Allosauria, Carcharodontosauria, Carcharodontosauridae 

Veterupristisaurus was a carcharodontosaurid from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 150 million years ago, making it the earliest known member of the group. It was found in the Tendaguru Beds of southeastern Tanzania. This implies that the group evolved from the Allosaurus-like dinosaur found in the beds and was very closely related to the ancestor for the whole group. It was a large biped, about 8.5 to 10 meters long. It lived alongisde Dysalotosaurus, Kentrosaurus, Pterodactylus, Rhamphorhynchus, Barosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dicraeosaurus, Giraffatitan, Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Megalosaurus, Elaphrosaurus, and many other dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric animals. 

Sources: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendaguru

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterupristisaurus

http://dinosaurs.wikia.com/wiki/Veterupristisaurus

Shout out goes to devaniljr!