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sharp-clawed runner
Gobivenator
Say it like this: “GOH-bee-ven-AY-tor”
Gobivenator mongoliensis
Gobivenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Mongolia.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2014 · Tsuihiji, T.; Barsbold, R.; Watabe, M.; Tsogtbaatar, K.; Chinzorig, T.; Fujiyama, Y.; Suzuki, S.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 1.7 m · 6 ft
- Weight
- 9 kg · 20 lb
- Found in
- Mongolia · Djadokhta
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Troodontinae
The story in short
Gobivenator was formally named in 2014 by T. Tsuihiji and colleagues. The name means “gobi hunter.”
Fossils referred to Gobivenator date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Djadokhta Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Gobivenator at a length near 1.7 m and a body mass around 9 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Troodontinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Albertavenator
Albertavenator curriei
Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago
Borogovia
Borogovia gracilicrus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Byronosaurus
Byronosaurus jaffei
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago