Skorpiovenator was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited South America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Argentina.
Quick facts about Skorpiovenator:
- Existed from Cenomanian Age to Turonian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Skorpiovenator was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- J. I. Canale, C. A. Scanferla, and F. L. Agnolín, F. E. Novas. 2008. New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods. Naturwissenschaften 96:409-414
- M. A. Cerroni, M. A. Baiano, and J. I. Canale, F. L. Agnolín, A. Otero, F. E. Novas. 2022. Appendicular osteology of Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (Theropoda, Abelisauridae) with comments on phylogenetic features of abelisaurids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 20(1):1–32
