Concavenator corcovatus

† An Early Cretaceous carnosaur from the Las Hoyas Formation of Spain, Concavenator corcovatus ('hump-backed hunter from Cuenca') possessed a distinctive sail or hump formed by two elongated vertebrae above the hips. One of the best-preserved large theropods from Europe, its forelimb quill knobs suggest possible feather-like structures, linking it to bird evolution.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Concavenator corcovatus 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

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Concavenator corcovatus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.