| The Australovenator has been labelled 'the cheetah of its time' and I can certainly see why. Here we have a hunter with terrific speed, power and focus; the makeup of perfect prehistoric predator, really. Just don't get spotted, because there's no way you're going to outrun this one! |
Australovenator is a genus of megaraptoran dinosaur in Jurassic World Evolution 2. Originating from Late Cretaceous Australia, it was added to the game in the Late Cretaceous Pack.
Characteristics[]
Living in Australia during the late Cretaceous period, about 95 million years ago, Australovenator is a bipedal theropod measuring 6 meters long, weighing 500 kg, and is a member of the family Megaraptora; a group of predatory theropods with controversial relationships not entirely understood at present. Even though it is of smaller size, it is similar in appearance to dinosaurs within the Allosauroidea. However, discoveries of close relatives such as Maip macrothorax suggest it is more closely related to tyrannosaurs. Its name translates to "Southern Hunter", in reference to its Australian habitat and carnivorous diet. Australovenator was an agile carnivore with a relatively lightweight frame for a theropod dinosaur that allowed it to move quickly as well as extremely sharp serrated teeth and flexible arms perfectly designed for stalking – and chasing down – prey quickly and effectively, making it a formidable predator. In fact, the paleontologist who discovered the genus described it as "the cheetah of its time" due to its speed, agility and predatory instincts.
Behaviour[]
Australovenator is a social animal that does best in groups, often engaging in multiple social interactions. Preferring to live in packs no smaller than three animals, it likes enclosures that have a significant amount of open space for running, and a relatively small water source from which to drink. Australovenator also likes some forest in which to hide and ambush prey, and it requires live animals to hunt in order to satisfy its needs. It won't say no to meat feeders that are also placed in with live prey in addition. Oddly, it will readily attack smaller dinosaurs, but will leave medium-sized and large herbivores like hadrosaurs, sauropods, large ankylosaurs, and ceratopsians alone. It is rated as 5 in regards to its security level, and can escape all but the strongest fences.
Paleontology[]
This genus is one of the most recent dinosaur discoveries – Australovenator was first described as recently as 2009. The first specimen was found in the Winton Formation in Queensland, Australia by paleontologist Scott Hocknull. The remains were buried alongside fossils of another dinosaur called Diamantinasaurus, an occurrence that had never been seen in Australia before. An estimated size for Australovenator is around 6 m (20 ft) long with a body mass of 500 kg (1,102 lb).
Paleoecology[]
Most likely the apex predator of its ecosystem, Australovenator lived in Australia during the Late Cretaceous period, around 95 million years ago. It lived alongside several types of dinosaurs such as Muttaburrasaurus, Minmi, and other species of ornithopods, ankylosaurs, and a few species of sauropods as well as various crocodilians, fish and reptiles. Its diet consisted of small and medium-sized animals, although some experts believe it may have hunted larger dinosaurs by working in packs.
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External Links[]
- Australovenator on Wikipedia
