Concavenator: The Hump-Backed Spanish Dinosaur

Concavenator was a medium sized predatory dinosaur. Its fossils are found in the Early Cretaceous La Huérguina Formation, which are now part of the Spanish providence of Cuenca. Concavenator was a member of Carcharodontosauridae, a clade of theropod dinosaurs which included the massive Giganotosaurus. Although Concavenator was far smaller than many of its cousins, it is notable for other, more unique reasons. It had a strange hump on its back, the purpose of which remains unknown. There are also bumps on Concavenator's arms, which may have been quill knobs that held large feathers in place.

00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - Discovery
01:00 - Classification and Size
01:38 - Anatomy
02:33 - Hump
05:11 - Quill Knobs
08:38 - Scales
10:21 - Pack Hunting
12:34 - Paleoenvironment
13:40 - Conclusion
14:09 - Outro



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