Genus
Valid Extinct

Pectinodon

Carpenter 1982

Pectinodon is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaurs from the end of the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period (66 mya). It currently contains a single valid species, Pectinodon bakkeri, known only from teeth.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
9
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Pectinodon
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Tooth of cf. Pectinodon. © Derek W. Larson, Philip J. Currie · 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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Pectinodon Genus
Measurements
Length
2,4 m ⓘ
Pectinodon bakkeri 
Mass
32 kg ⓘ
Pectinodon bakkeri 
Fossil sites 9 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
8
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
1
Geological formations
Hell Creek
4
Lance
4
Khodzhakul
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
8
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Pectinodon asiamericanus nomen dubium, species not entered Pectinodon 101 Ma
Pectinodon bakkeri 72 Ma
Synonyms (1)
Pectinodon asiamericanus nomen dubium, species not entered Pectinodon
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
K. Carpenter. 1982. Baby dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Lance and Hell Creek formations and a description of a new species of theropod. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 20(2):123-134
Bibliography (5)
W. W. Stein. 2021. The paleontology, geology and taphonomy of the Tooth Draw Deposit; Hell Creek Formation (Maastrictian), Butte County, South Dakota. The Journal of Paleontological Sciences JPS.C.21:0001:1-108
T. S. Kelly. 2014. Preliminary report on the mammals form Lane's Little Jaw Site Quarry: a latest Cretaceous (earliest Puercan?) local fauna, Hell Creek Formation, southeastern Montana. Paludicola 10(1):50-91
D. W. Larson and P. J. Currie. 2013. Multivariate analyses of small theropod dinosaur teeth and implications for paleoecological turnover through time. PLoS ONE 8(1):e54329:1-14 DOI ↗
L. A. Nessov. 1985. Novye mlekopitayushchie Mela Kyzylkumov [New mammals from the Cretaceous of Kyzyl-Kum]. Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, Geologiia, Geografiia, series 7 17:8-18
K. Carpenter. 1982. Baby dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Lance and Hell Creek formations and a description of a new species of theropod. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 20(2):123-134