LegendaryConcavenator
Concavenator corcovatus
kon-kah-VEN-ah-tor· “Cuenca hunter”
🕰️ Cretaceous🥩 carnivore🦴 Carcharodontosauria
6 m
Length
1.5 m
Height
400 kg
Weight
A medium-sized Spanish predator with a bizarre tall triangular hump in front of its hips, and bumps on its arms that hint it may have had quill-like structures.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~130 million years ago
Found in
Spain
Discovered
Francisco Ortega, 2010
Did you know?
- It had a strange tall, triangular hump rising just in front of its hips.
- Bumps on its arm bones suggest it may have had quill-like feathers.
- Its beautifully preserved skeleton was found in Spain.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.