Juravenator

Pronunciation:
ju-rah-ve-nay-tor
Name meaning:
'Jura (Bavarian mountains) hunter'

© J.Parish

Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
0.8m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 154-151 million years ago
Found in:
Germany

Juravenator was the second non-avian (not bird-like) theropod (small meat-eating dinosaur) to be found in the region of Solnhofen. The type specimen shows impressions of scaly skin along the tail.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Compsognathidae
Named by:
Göhlich & Chiappe (2006)
Type species:
starki