Genus
Valid Extinct

Xinjiangovenator

Rauhut and Xu 2005

Xinjiangovenator is a genus of coelurosaurian dinosaurs, possibly part of the group Maniraptora, which lived in the Lianmuqin Formation of the Tugulu Group of China, dated to the Early Cretaceous period, sometime between the Valanginian and Albian stages.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Xinjiangovenator
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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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Xinjiangovenator Genus
Measurements
Length
2,7 m ⓘ
Xinjiangovenator parvus 
Mass
22 kg ⓘ
Xinjiangovenator parvus 
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Lianmuqin
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Xinjiangovenator parvus 137 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
O. W. M. Rauhut and X. Xu. 2005. The small theropod dinosaurs Tugulusaurus and Phaedrolosaurus from the Early Cretaceous of Xinjiang, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):107-118 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. W. M. Rauhut and X. Xu. 2005. The small theropod dinosaurs Tugulusaurus and Phaedrolosaurus from the Early Cretaceous of Xinjiang, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):107-118 DOI ↗