Byronosaurus
Field photograph to come
Byronosaurus
DV-0456
- Lived
- 84 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Troodontidae
- Found in
- Mongolia
- Named by
- Norell et al. 2000
Field notes
About Byronosaurus
Byronosaurus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 84 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 3 finds of Byronosaurus, from Mongolia. Its fossils come from the Djadokhta Formation. It was named by Norell et al. in 2000.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
80 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Troodontidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: M. A. Norell, P. J. Makovicky, and J. M. Clark. 2000. A new troodontid theropod from Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):7-11