Lusovenator santosi

† Metriacanthosaurus parkeri was an ~8m, ~1,000kg allosauroid theropod from the Middle Jurassic Oxford Clay Formation of England. This large predator would have hunted large sauropods and stegosaurs in the shallow marine and coastal floodplain environments of Jurassic Laurasia.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Lusovenator santosi 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 Late Mesozoic Era

Lusovenator santosi lived during the Jurassic Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 161,5 to 145,0 million years ago.

One of the most iconic periods for dinosaurs. Giant sauropods like Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus roamed alongside predators like Allosaurus. Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird, appeared. The Morrison Formation preserves an extraordinary fossil record from this time.