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sharp-clawed runner
Dineobellator
Say it like this: “dih-NAY-oh-BEL-ah-tor”
Dineobellator notohesperus
Dineobellator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2020 · Jasinski, S. E.; Sullivan, R. M.; Dodson, P.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- the United States · Ojo Alamo
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Velociraptorinae
The story in short
Dineobellator was formally named in 2020 by S. E. Jasinski and colleagues. The name means “diné warrior.”
Fossils referred to Dineobellator date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Ojo Alamo Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Dineobellator are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Velociraptorinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.