Genus: Carnufex  ZANNO, DRYMALA, NESBITT, & SCHNEIDER, 2015
Etymology: Latin, carnifex, "executioner, hangman, scounldrel, murderer, butcher."

Species: carolinensis ZANNO, DRYMALA, NESBITT, & SCHNEIDER, 2015
Etymology: In reference to the state it was discovered, North Carolina.

Holotype: NCSM 21558

Locality: Field locality NCPALEO 1902, Chatham County, North Carolina.

Horizon: Pekin Formation, Chatham Group, Newark Supergroup.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Partial skull and postcranial skeleton including; right dentigerous premaxilla, left maxilla, left lacrimal, left jugal,left articular, right angular, isolated maxillary tooth, cervical neural arch, dorsal neural arch, cervical rib, dorsal ribs, and left humerus.

Modified from Carnufex carolinensis ZANNO, DRYMALA, NESBITT, & SCHNEIDER, 2015

Referred material:

NCSM 21623; Partial right humerus.