Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Abelisauridae
Silhouette of Skorpiovenator bustingorryi

Skorpiovenator Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale et al. 2008

/skˈɔːɹpɪˌoʊvənˌeɪɾɚ/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · 100.5–89.8 Mya

Key Statistics

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

Where It Was Found

Country
Argentina
Region
Neuquén
Formation
Huincul
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Argentina. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Skorpiovenator bustingorryi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 100.5–89.8 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 Canale et al. 2008. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Skorpiovenator bustingorryi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Skorpiovenator
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Skorpiovenator bustingorryi'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
Limaysaurus
Limaysaurus tessonei
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predator–prey
Sidersaura
Sidersaura marae
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predator–prey
Anabisetia
Anabisetia saldiviai
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coexisted–with
Wintonotitan
Wintonotitan wattsi
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coexisted–with
Diamantinasaurus
Diamantinasaurus matildae
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coexisted–with
Turanoceratops
Turanoceratops tardabilis
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coexisted–with
Savannasaurus
Savannasaurus elliottorum
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same–clade
Aniksosaurus
Aniksosaurus darwini
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