Cruxicheiros newmanorum

† Cruxicheiros newmanorum is a large tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England, estimated at approximately 6 m in length. Named for a road junction ('cross hands') near its discovery site in Warwickshire and the Newman family who reported the finds, it was a bipedal predator of large vertebrates. Its robust teeth and powerful hindlimbs equipped it for active predation. It provides valuable evidence for large theropod diversity in Middle Jurassic Europe.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Cruxicheiros newmanorum was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Jurassic Middle Mesozoic Era

Cruxicheiros newmanorum lived during the Jurassic Middle period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago.

Dinosaur diversity continued to increase, with the evolution of large sauropods and diverse theropods. Stegosaurs first appeared, and the supercontinent Pangaea was breaking apart.