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Titanovenator

“Titanovenator kenyanensis“ (meaning "Kenyan titan hunter") as it has been unofficially dubbed, has so far only been featured in a brief abstract by Sertich et al. that was presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2013.

According to the abstract, “Titanovenator” is known from fragmentary cranial and postcranial remains. These fossils have been recovered from the Maastrichtian Lapurr (alternatively spelled Lapur or Lubur) Sandstone of Kenya. Sertich et al. claimed a 11-12 meter estimate for “Titanovenator”, which would make it by far the largest abelisaur ever discovered. Unfortunately, they fail to describe exactly how these estimates were reached. The limited information on “Titanovenator” makes such large size calculations dubious. Until a full analysis of the material is published, “Titanovenator” will remain an indeterminate abelisaurid.