| Concavenator | |
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| An artist's illustration of Concavenator corcovatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Carcharodontosauridae |
| Genus: | †Concavenator Ortega, Escaso & Sanz, 2010 |
| Species: | †C. corcovatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Concavenator corcovatus Ortega, Escaso & Sanz, 2010 | |
Concavenator corcovatus ("Hunchback Hunter from Cuenca") is a species of theropod from Spain found in September 8, 2010. It can have one to two humps, similar to spinosaurids, on it's back which is speculated to being used for body heat, storing body fat, and it is being argued that it could also be used for communication. Concavenator can grow to be 20 feet long and it's hump can grow to be 16 inches long. It has been speculated that the hump was brightly colored, thus making it noticeable from a mile away. If a Concavenator was healthy, its hump would be large, probably making it a significant mate and deterring possible rivals and other theropods. Concavenator also likely had proto-feathers on it's arms, giving more evidence to the theory that most dinosaurs had plumage, proto-feathers and a more direct relation to modern avians.
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In Popular Culture[]
- Concavenator appears in the game Dino Pets as a Dinosaur that lived in marshland.
- Both toy companies Carnegie and Safari Ltd. made a model of Concavenator.
- Concavenator itself doesn't appear in the Jurassic Park movies, although it appears as a statue in a diorama in the Lockwood Manor in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
- Concavenator is one of the animals that you can get in Jurassic World: Alive.
- Concavenator appears in Jurassic World: The Game as a VIP carnivore in the solid gold pack.
- Concavenator also appears in prior extinction: revamp.
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External links[]
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/09/09/concavenator-incredible-allosauroid/