Hypnovenator

Field photograph to come

DV-1243Ohyamashimo Fm., Japan

Hypnovenator

DV-1243 · type species Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum

Lived
113 to 106 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet
Omnivore
Group
Theropods, Troodontidae
Found in
Japan
Named by
Kubota et al. 2024

Field notes

About Hypnovenator

Hypnovenator was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 113 to 106 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Hypnovenator, from Japan. Its fossils come from the Ohyamashimo Formation. It was named by Kubota et al. in 2024.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

110 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Troodontidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: K. Kubota, Y. Kobayashi, and T. Ikeda. 2024. Early Cretaceous troodontine troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Ohyamashimo Formation of Japan reveals the early evolution of Troodontinae. Scientific Reports 14(16392):1-14