Arcovenator
| Arcovenator Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| Braincase (MHNAix-PV 2011-12) in dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Abelisauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Majungasaurinae |
| Genus: | †Arcovenator Tortosa et al., 2014 |
| Species: | †A. escotae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Arcovenator escotae Tortosa et al., 2014
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Arcovenator ("Arc hunter") is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs hailing from the Late Cretaceous of France and possibly Spain. The type and only described species is Arcovenator escotae. Its name derives from the river Arc flowing near the site of its first discovery.