Genus: Arcovenator TORTOSA, BUFFETAUT, VIALLE, DUTOUR, TURINI, & CHEYLAN,
2014
Etymology: Latin, arco, referring to the basin of the Arc river, where the
specimen was found, and Latin, venator, "hunter."
Species: escotae TORTOSA, BUFFETAUT, VIALLE, DUTOUR, TURINI, & CHEYLAN,
2014
Etymology: The species name honours the motorway company ESCOTA which has funded
the exavations at the locality since 2006
Holotype: MHNA-PV-2011.12
Locality: Jas Neuf Sud locality, along the A8 motorway near the village of Pourrieres, Var Department, France.
Horizon: Lower Argiles Rutilantes Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lower Rognacian, Late Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
Breakdown as follows:
MHNA-PV.2011.12.1: A complete basicranium articulated with its right postorbital.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.2: A left squamosal.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.3: A right tibia.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.4: A right fibula.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.5: An anterior caudal vertebra.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.15: Tooth.
Arcovenator escotae (modified from TORTOSA, et al., 2014), Holotype: MHNA-PV-2011.12
Referred material:
Locality: From other horizons and areas in the same locality.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.20, 187, 297: 3 teeth.
MHNA-PV.2011.12.198, 213: 2 anterior caudal vertebrae.