Genus
Valid Extinct

Papiliovenator

Pei et al. 2022

Papiliovenator is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur from the Bayan Mandahu Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. The type and only species is Papiliovenator neimengguensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Papiliovenator
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Diagram featuring the holotype (BNMNH-PV030) skull of the troodontid Papiliovenator neimengguensis, from the Bayan Mandahu Formation. Abbreviations: a, angular; d, dentary; f, frontal; j, jugal; l, lacrimal; m, maxilla; n, nasal; p, parietal; q, quadrate; s, surangular; sp, splenial.[1] References ↑ (2022). "A new troodontid from the Upper Cretaceous Gobi Basin of inner Mongolia, China". Cretaceous Research 130: Article 105052. DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105052. © PaleoNeolitic · 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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Troodontidae Family
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Papiliovenator Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Wulansuhai
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Papiliovenator neimengguensis 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. Pei, Y. Qin, and A. Wen, Q. Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Liu, W. Guo, P. Liu, W. Ye, L. Wang, Z. Yin, R. Dai, X. Xu. 2022. A new troodontid from the Upper Cretaceous Gobi Basin of inner Mongolia, China. Cretaceous Research 130:105052 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. Pei, Y. Qin, and A. Wen, Q. Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Liu, W. Guo, P. Liu, W. Ye, L. Wang, Z. Yin, R. Dai, X. Xu. 2022. A new troodontid from the Upper Cretaceous Gobi Basin of inner Mongolia, China. Cretaceous Research 130:105052 DOI ↗