Photograph, 3D scans, and illustration of the skull of the specimen
Restoration
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Clade:
Dinosauria (?)
Clade:
Saurischia (?)
Family:
†Herrerasauridae
Genus:
†Gnathovorax Pacheco et al., 2019
Type species
†Gnathovorax cabreirai
Pacheco et al., 2019
Gnathovorax is a genus of herrerasaurid saurischian dinosaur from the Santa Maria Formation in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The type and only species is Gnathovorax cabreirai, described by Pacheco et al. in 2019.[1]
The type specimen comprises a mostly complete and well-preserved articulated skeleton (considered one of the best herrerasaurid skeletons ever discovered), which fossilized in close association with rhynchosaur and cynodont remains. The discovery of this superb specimen has shed light onto poorly understood aspects of herrerasaurid anatomy such as endocranial soft tissues.[1]
^ abPacheco, Cristian; Müller, Rodrigo; Langer, Max; Pretto, Flávio; Kerber, Leonardo; da Silva, Sérgio Dias (2019). "Gnathovorax cabreirai: a new early dinosaur and the origin and initial radiation of predatory dinosaurs". PeerJ. 7: e7963. doi:10.7717/peerj.7963. PMC 6844243. PMID 31720108.
Gnathovorax is a genus of herrerasaurid saurischian dinosaur from the Santa Maria Formation in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The type and only species is...
Sanjuansaurus from the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, Staurikosaurus and Gnathovorax from the Santa Maria Formation of southern Brazil, Chindesaurus from...
older, at 233.23 million years old) has produced the herrerasaurids Gnathovorax and Staurikosaurus, along with the sauropodomorphs Bagualosaurus, Buriolestes...
Pretto, Flávio A.; Kerber, Leonardo; Dias da Silva, Sérgio (2019-11-08). "Gnathovorax cabreirai : a new early dinosaur and the origin and initial radiation...
Max; Pretto, Flávio; Kerber, Leonardo; da Silva, Sérgio Dias (2019). "Gnathovorax cabreirai: a new early dinosaur and the origin and initial radiation...
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