Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Carcharodontosauridae
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Lajasvenator Lajasvenator ascheriae Coria et al. 2020

/lˈædʒɐsvˌɛneɪɾɚ/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · 137.1–132.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
Argentina
Region
Neuquén
Formation
Mulichinco
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Argentina. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Lajasvenator ascheriae is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 137.1–132.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Neuquén, Argentina. It was named by Coria et al. 2020. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Lajasvenator ascheriae sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Lajasvenator
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Lajasvenator ascheriae's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

predator–prey
Pilmatueia
Pilmatueia faundezi
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predator–prey
Emiliasaura
Emiliasaura alessandrii
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predator–prey
Leinkupal
Leinkupal laticauda
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coexisted–with
Hypselospinus
Hypselospinus fittoni
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coexisted–with
Moabosaurus
Moabosaurus utahensis
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coexisted–with
Gastonia
Gastonia burgei
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coexisted–with
Euhelopus
Euhelopus zdanskyi
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same–clade
Nedcolbertia
Nedcolbertia justinhoffmanni
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