Sinovenator
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Sinovenator
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- Lived
- 126 to 120 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Length
- about 1 m (3 ft)
- Group
- Theropods, Troodontidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Xu et al. 2002
Field notes
About Sinovenator
Sinovenator was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 120 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 4 finds of Sinovenator, from China. Its fossils come from the Yixian Formation. It was named by Xu et al. in 2002.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
125 million years ago
To scale
How big was Sinovenator?
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Troodontidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. Xu, M. A. Norell, and X.-l. Wang, P. J. Makovicky, X.-c. Wu. 2002. A basal troodontid from the Early Cretaceous of China. Nature 415:780-784