Talk:Australovenator

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Possible identity[edit]

Over on the Walking with Dinosaurs Wiki, we all agree that the "polar allosaur" in WWD is Australovenator. I just wanted to know what is the likelihood of this? Crimsonraptor (talk) 18:38, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually never mind, I looked at our list at the WWD article Crimsonraptor (talk) 21:48, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The WWD article is a haven for original research. Who says the polar alloaur is based on remains now known as Australovenator? Why couldn't it be Rapator, the unnamed Megaraptor-like forelimb, or some other unnamed, non-diagnostic remains? Just trying to narrow it down based on named animals is fanwanking and doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. The only way to find out what dinosaur this is supposed to be would be to ask the creators of the show which specimen they had in mind, if any. My bet is it's just meant to be a generic allosaur based on a variety of undescribed (at the time) megaraptorian material that later formed the basis of Australovenator and other things. MMartyniuk (talk) 23:56, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to come back to this, but I learned WWD's "polar allosaur" was first known from a toe bone. Sounds remarkably similar to the talus bone mentioned in the article...Crimsonraptor • (Contact me) Dumpster dive if you must 19:05, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New paper on hand motion[edit]

For all those interested, a new paper is out on the range of motion in the hand and arm of Australovenator: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0137709 IJReid ^discuss 03:14, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like most of the papers about this animal are in CC-licensed journals... Ample material for a FAC, don't you think, IJReid? FunkMonk (talk) 13:21, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, yep, definitely. IJReid ^discuss 14:10, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One problem could be that it is so recently described and it seems a lot is being published on it continuously... Plus the uncertain position of megaraptora... So not entirely sure about stability yet. FunkMonk (talk) 11:56, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cladogram[edit]

The cladogram shown in Tratayenia classifies Australovenator as a member of Megaraptoridae. Should we add it in the article? Super Ψ Dro 20:31, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:TREEREQ ;) IJReid ^{{{T - C - D - R}}} 20:59, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I did not clarify it, I mean that if Australovenator is a member of Megaraptoridae. Super Ψ Dro 18:34, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah. It isn't a significant change but could definitely be mentioned. IJReid ^{{{T - C - D - R}}} 19:05, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Then I will update it. Super Ψ Dro 19:11, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Source for this claim[edit]

Where is our source for this weird claim? "Australovenator is a possible relative of Joan Wiffen's theropod, an undescribed dinosaur known from a single vertebra from Mangahouanga Stream in New Zealand."--Bubblesorg (talk) 14:24, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It says the dinosaur is undescribed, so shouldn't we remove the claim if it has no source? TimTheDragonRider (talk) 10:07, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have a better idea on the claims surrounding megraptorids in new zealand. But for the time being, I think we should--Bubblesorg (talk) 17:46, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]