| Named By: | J. F. Bonaparte in 1971 |
| Time Period: | Late Triassic |
| Location: | Argentina - Ischigualasto Formation |
| Size: | Up to 2 meters long |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Fossil(s): | Skull |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Archosauria | Pseudosuchia | Ornithosuchidae | |
Venaticosuchus is a genus of Late Triassic quadrupedal crurotarsan archosaur. It was a medium-sized predator, reaching up to 2 m (7 ft) in length. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosaur dinosaurs (which then included Tyrannosaurus); however, now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs. It was a carnivore.