Genus
Valid Extinct

Natovenator

Lee et al. 2022

Natovenator is a genus of halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia. The genus is known from a single species, N. polydontus. Natovenator is crucial to the understanding of halszkaraptorines due to it providing more support for the semi-aquatic lifestyle that has been proposed for this clade. This discovery is important as the semi-aquatic lifestyles of halszkaraptorines was contested in early 2022.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Natovenator
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Body plan of Natovenator polydontus (MPC-D 102/114, holotype). Skeletal reconstruction of Natovenator with missing parts in dark grey. © Sungjin Lee, Yuong-Nam Lee, Philip J. Currie, Robin Sissons, Jin-Young Park, Su-Hwan Kim, Rinchen Barsbold & Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar · CC BY 4.0 · 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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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Halszkaraptorinae Subfamily
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Natovenator Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
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Geological formations
Baruungoyot
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Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Natovenator polydontus 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. Lee, Y.-N. Lee, and P. J. Currie, R. Sissons, J.-Y. Park, S.-H. Kim, R. Barsbold, K. Tsogtbaatar. 2022. A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming. Communications Biology 5:1185:1-10 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Lee, Y.-N. Lee, and P. J. Currie, R. Sissons, J.-Y. Park, S.-H. Kim, R. Barsbold, K. Tsogtbaatar. 2022. A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming. Communications Biology 5:1185:1-10 DOI ↗