Genus
Valid Extinct

Bistahieversor

Carr and Williamson 2010

Bistahieversor, also known as the "Bisti Beast", is a genus of eutyrannosaurian theropod dinosaur, closely related to tyrannosaurids if not one. The genus contains only a single known species, B. sealeyi, described in 2010, from the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico. The holotype and a juvenile were found in the Hunter Wash Member of the Kirtland Formation, while other specimens came from the underlying Fossil Forest member of the Fruitland Formation. This dates Bistahieversor approximately 75.5 to 74.5 million years ago during the Campanian age, found in sediments spanning a million years.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Bistahieversor
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Tyrannosauroidea Superfamily
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Tyrannosauridae Family
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Tyrannosaurinae Subfamily
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Teratophoneini Unranked clade
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Bistahieversor Genus
Measurements
Length
9 m ⓘ
Bistahieversor sealeyi
Mass
3 300 kg ⓘ
Bistahieversor sealeyi
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
4
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
4
Species (1)
Bistahieversor sealeyi 84 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
T. D. Carr and T. E. Williamson. 2010. Bistahieversor sealeyi, gen. et sp. nov., a new tyrannosauroid from New Mexico and the origin of deep snouts in Tyrannosauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(1):1-16 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
T. D. Carr and T. E. Williamson. 2010. Bistahieversor sealeyi, gen. et sp. nov., a new tyrannosauroid from New Mexico and the origin of deep snouts in Tyrannosauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(1):1-16 DOI ↗