Urbacodon

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DV-0649Dzharakuduk Fm., China

Urbacodon

DV-0649

Lived
101 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Omnivore
Length
about 1 m (3 ft)
Group
Theropods, Troodontidae
Found in
China and Uzbekistan
Named by
Averianov and Sues 2007

Field notes

About Urbacodon

Urbacodon was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 101 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Urbacodon, from China and Uzbekistan. Its fossils come from rocks including the Dzharakuduk Formation and the Iren Dabasu Formation. It was named by Averianov and Sues in 2007.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

2 finds

90 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

How big was Urbacodon?

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Urbacodon: about 1 m (3 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical theropod shape

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Troodontidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: A. O. Averianov and H.-D. Sues. 2007. A new troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Uzbekistan, with a review of troodontid records from the territories of the former Soviet Union. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1):87-98