Genus
Valid Extinct

Geminiraptor

Senter et al. 2010

Geminiraptor is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period. Geminiraptor was a small, ground-dwelling bipedal carnivorous paravian. The type species of Geminiraptor is G. suarezarum.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Geminiraptor
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Maxilla of Geminiraptor suarezarum. (A)—Lateral view. (B)—Cranial view. (C)—Medial view. (D)—Ventral view. Scale bar = 10 mm. alv = dental alveoli, iof = internal antorbital fenestra, mxf = maxillary fenestra, pf = promaxillary fenestra. © Phil Senter1*, James I. Kirkland2, John Bird3, Jeff A. Bartlett4 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
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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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Geminiraptor Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Cedar Mountain
1
Temporal distribution
Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Geminiraptor suarezarum 137 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
P. Senter, J. I. Kirkland, and J. Bird, J. A. Bartlett. 2010. A new troodontid theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah. PLoS ONE 5(12):e14329 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. Senter, J. I. Kirkland, and J. Bird, J. A. Bartlett. 2010. A new troodontid theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah. PLoS ONE 5(12):e14329 DOI ↗