Genus

Valid Extinct

Yurgovuchia

Senter et al. 2012

Yurgovuchia is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now the Cedar Mountain Formation. It contains a single species, Yurgovuchia doellingi. The remains were discovered in Utah, United States.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial

click to enlarge

Wikimedia

PBDB ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

›

Theropoda Unranked clade

›

Neotheropoda Unranked clade

›

Averostra Unranked clade

›

Tetanurae Unranked clade

›

Coelurosauria Unranked clade

›

Maniraptora Unranked clade

›

Paraves Unranked clade

›

Deinonychosauria Infraorder

›

Dromaeosauridae Family

›

Eudromaeosauria Unranked clade

›

Dromaeosaurinae Subfamily

›

Yurgovuchia Genus

Measurements

Length

3 m ⓘ

Yurgovuchia doellingi

Mass

75 kg ⓘ

Yurgovuchia doellingi

Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States

Geological formations

Cedar Mountain

Temporal distribution

Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)

Species (1)

Yurgovuchia doellingi 139 Ma

Images 1

Bibliography

Original description

P. Senter, J. I. Kirkland, and D. D. DeBlieux, S. Madsen, N. Toth. 2012. New dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah, and the evolution of the dromaeosaurid tail. PLoS ONE 7(5):e36790 DOI ↗

Bibliography (2)

R. A. Jorgensen, J. I. Kirkland, and D. D. DeBlieux, L. E. Zanno, M. A. Loewen. 2023. Reassessment of Yurgovuchia pelvic material and theropod diversity in the lower Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation of central Utah. 14th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota. The Anatomical Record 306 (S1)

Yurgovuchia

Signaler un problème