Duriavenator

Duriavenator is a genus of theropod dinosaur described in 2008. It was excavated in Dorset. The type species is D. hesperis, formerly known as Megalosaurus hesperis. 

Duriavenator lived about 170 million years ago. It is one of the oldest-known tetanurans. The genus name combines the Latin name of Dorset, Duria, with Latin for "hunter", venator.Benson R.B.J. (2008). A redescription of "Megalosaurus" hesperis (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Inferior Oolite (Bajocian, Middle Jurassic) of Dorset, United Kingdom". Zootaxa 1931: 57-67. This genus has also gone under the unofficial name "Walkersaurus".

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Category:Tetanurans
Category:Theropods
Category:Jurassic dinosaurs