Species
Valid Extinct

Xenovenator espinosai

Rivera-Sylva et al. 2026

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
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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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Troodontinae Subfamily
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Troodontini Tribe
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Xenovenator Genus
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Xenovenator espinosai Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇽 Mexico
2
Geological formations
Cerro del Pueblo
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Bibliography
Original description
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 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
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 DOI ↗