PNSO Hugo the Taurovenator

PNSO Hugo the TaurovenatorAbout Taurovenator Patagonian Predator of the Late Cretaceous Taurovenator lived approximately 90 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina. Part of the carcharodontosaurid family, Taurovenator belonged to a lineage of large predatory dinosaurs that dominated southern continents before the rise of later apex predators such as Tyrannosaurus rex. Its name translates roughly to bull hunter, referencing both its

and quietly striking

The overall impression is one of authority and control

5cm × 4cm × 11

It also fills an important role in a collection chronologically and geographically

monumental presence that only truly well researched figures achieve

believable take that looks at home in both dynamic dioramas and quiet shelf displays

Most collectors are familiar with hadrosaurs

The feather detail and posture make this one particularly good for dioramas

The color scheme is subdued

and carefully shaped

blending dark blues

Its proportions suggest a very different lifestyle and feeding strategy than the more mobile iguanodontians that dominated other regions