A young Duriavenator hesperis found the empty shell of a Garantiana sp. at the beach (Bajocian, 168 Ma, England).
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Day 13: Duriavenator from the middle jurassic, found in England
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Duriavenator hesperis
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duriavenator
Name: Duriavenator hesperis
Name Meaning: Dorset Hunter
First Described: 2008
Described By: Benson
Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Megalosauroidea, Megalosauria, Megalosauridae, Megalosaurinae
Duriavenator was yet another theropod that was originally assigned to Megalosaurus, which was a wastebasket taxon. It lived about 170 million years ago, in the Bajocian of the middle Jurassic period. It was found in England is known from partial remains. It, like other Megalosaurs, was a medium sized theropod, living in the island chains of Europe at that time.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duriavenator
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/d/duriavenator.html
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