Xenovenator
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Xenovenator
DV-1316 · type species Xenovenator espinosai
- Lived
- 84 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Troodontidae
- Found in
- United States and Mexico
- Named by
- Rivera-Sylva et al. 2026
Field notes
About Xenovenator
Xenovenator was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 84 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 5 finds of Xenovenator, from New Mexico. Its fossils come from rocks including the Kirtland Formation and the Cerro del Pueblo Formation. It was named by Rivera-Sylva et al. in 2026.
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 Troodontidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: H. E. Rivera-Sylva, M. C. Aguillón-Martinez, and J. Flores-Ventura, I. E. Sánchez-Uribe, J. R. Guzman-Gutierrez, N. R. Longrich. 2026. A thick-skulled troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mexico. Diversity 18(1):38:1-26