Genus
Valid Extinct

Hesperornithoides

Hartman et al. 2019

Hesperornithoides is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Hesperornithoides
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Wikimedia
Hesperornithoides
Hesperornithoides
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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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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Hesperornithoides Genus
Measurements
Length
0,9 m ⓘ
Hesperornithoides miessleri
Mass
2,5 kg ⓘ
Hesperornithoides miessleri
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Morrison
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Hesperornithoides miessleri 155 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
S. Hartman, M. Mortimer, and W. R. Wahl, D. R. Lomax, J. Lippincott, D. M. Lovelace. 2019. A new paravian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America supports a late acquisition of avian flight. PeerJ 7:e7247 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Hartman, M. Mortimer, and W. R. Wahl, D. R. Lomax, J. Lippincott, D. M. Lovelace. 2019. A new paravian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America supports a late acquisition of avian flight. PeerJ 7:e7247 DOI ↗