Natovenator
Field photograph to come
Natovenator
DV-1185 · type species Natovenator polydontus
- Lived
- 84 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Dromaeosauridae
- Found in
- Mongolia
- Named by
- Lee et al. 2022
Field notes
About Natovenator
Natovenator was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 84 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Dromaeosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Natovenator, from Mongolia. Its fossils come from the Baruungoyot Formation. It was named by Lee et al. in 2022.
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 Dromaeosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: S. Lee, Y.-N. Lee, and P. J. Currie, R. Sissons, J.-Y. Park, S.-H. Kim, R. Barsbold, K. Tsogtbaatar. 2022. A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming. Communications Biology 5:1185:1-10