Protathlitis
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Protathlitis
DV-1217 · type species Protathlitis cinctorrensis
- Lived
- 126 to 121 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Spinosauridae
- Found in
- Spain
- Named by
- Santos-Cubedo et al. 2023
Field notes
About Protathlitis
Protathlitis was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 121 million years ago. It belongs to the family Spinosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Protathlitis, from Spain. Its fossils come from the Arcillas de Morella Formation. It was named by Santos-Cubedo et al. in 2023.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
125 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Spinosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: A. Santos-Cubedo, C. de Santisteban, and B. Poza, S. Meseguer. 2023. A new spinosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous of Cinctorres (Spain). Scientific Reports 13:6471:1-13