Concavenator

Early Cretaceous (130 Ma)CarnivoreTheropoda

PeriodEarly Cretaceous (130 Ma)

DietCarnivore

Length6 m

Weight600 kg

LocationSpain

ClassificationTheropoda

About Concavenator

A predator with a striking hump above its hips raised by two tower like vertebrae. Possible quill knobs on its forearm hint at bristles or feathers. The hump may have stored fat, shed heat or served display. Described in 2010 from a nearly complete skeleton.

Size

6 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m

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