Genus
Valid Extinct

Philovenator

Xu et al. 2012

Philovenator is an extinct genus of troodontid paravian dinosaurs from the Wulansuhai Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. Its specific name honors Phillip J. Currie.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Philovenator
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Philovenator curriei life restoration. © Eloy Manzanero · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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Jinfengopteryginae Subfamily
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Philovenator 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)
Philovenator curriei 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, Q. Zhao, and C. Sullivan, Q.-W. Tan, M. Sander, Q.-Y. Ma. 2012. The taxonomy of the troodontid IVPP V 10597 reconsidered. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50(2):140-150
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu, Q. Zhao, and C. Sullivan, Q.-W. Tan, M. Sander, Q.-Y. Ma. 2012. The taxonomy of the troodontid IVPP V 10597 reconsidered. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50(2):140-150