Genus
Valid Extinct

Gobivenator

Tsuihiji et al. 2014

Gobivenator is an extinct genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur known from the late Campanian Djadokhta Formation of central Gobi Desert, Mongolia. It contains a single species, Gobivenator mongoliensis. G. mongoliensis is known from a single individual, which represents the most complete specimen of a Late Cretaceous troodontid currently known.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Gobivenator
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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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Gobivenator Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Djadokhta
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Gobivenator mongoliensis 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
T. Tsuihiji, R. Barsbold, and M. Watanabe, K. Tsogbataar, T. Chinzorig, Y. Fujiyama, S. Suzuki. 2014. An exquisitely preserved troodontid theropod with new information on the palatal structure from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. Naturwissenschaften 101:131-142 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. Saneyoshi, M. Watabe, and T. Tsubamoto, K. Tsogtbaatar, T. Chinzorig, S. Suzuki. 2010. Report of the HMNS-MPC Joint Paleontological Expedition in 2007. Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences Research Bulletin 3:19-28