Hypnovenator
Field photograph to come
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
110 million years ago
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