Nedcolbertia

Say it like this: “ned-kohl-BER-tee-a”

Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni

Nedcolbertia ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · roughly 137.1 to 132.6 million years ago
Named in: 1998 · Kirkland, J. I.; Britt, B. B.; Whittle, C. H.; Madsen, S. K.; Burge, D. L.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 1.5–3 m · 5–10 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: the United States · Cedar Mountain
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Coelurosauria

The story in short

Nedcolbertia was formally named in 1998 by J. I. Kirkland and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Nedcolbertia date to the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian), roughly 137.1 to 132.6 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Cedar Mountain Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Nedcolbertia at a length near 1.5–3 m.

On the family tree it sits in Coelurosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

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