Taurovenator, a medium-sized carcharodontosaurid theropod, hails from the late Cretaceous period in Argentina. Taurovenators size is hard to estimate due to the lack of fossils. It was initially uncovered by Matias Motta in 2005, with its formal description dating to 2016. The name "Taurovenator" is derived from the Latin "taurus," meaning "bull," while "venator" translates to "hunter."

The particular name "Taurovenator violantei" pays homage to Enzo Violante, the proprietor of the Violante farm where this remarkable dinosaur was unearthed. These remains were discovered within a layer of the Huincul Formation located on the Violante Farm, situated southeast of the Ezequiel Ramos-Mexía Lake in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

The paleontologist Matías Motta made this noteworthy discovery in 2005. Within this same location, Taurovenator shared its prehistoric habitat with the megaraptoran Aoniraptor, and there were also indeterminate remains of other Carcharodontosauridae, along with abelisauroids and Paraves. This diverse array of theropods was part of the Huincul Formation, located in Neuquén Province, Argentina.