A speculative portrait of the ceratosaurid Genyodectes serus for the challenge. Partial upper and lower jaws of Genyodectes, complete with teeth, were found in Lower Cretaceous rocks of Argentina's Cerro Barcino Formation. The dinosaur was described by sir A. Woodward in 1901 and remained the most complete Argentine theropod until the 1970s. Due to its fragmentary state, it was assigned to various theropod groups, including megalosaurids, tyrannosaurids, and abelisaurids. It was even considered a nomen dubium (a dubious name). Additional preparation allowed for a better understanding of the remains, and in 2004, O. Rauhut classified the reptile as a ceratosaurid. Like Ceratosaurus, Genyodectes had long maxillary teeth, but differed in having four premaxillary teeth instead of three. Besides Genyodectes, sauropods, including the gigantic Patagotitan, and the massive carcharodontosaur Tyrannotitan are known from the Cerro Barcino Formation.
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