Latenivenatrix
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Latenivenatrix (meaning "hiding hunter") is a genus of troodontid. It was previously identified as Troodon.
Latenivenatrix Temporal range: Campanian,
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Hind part of assigned skull TMP 1982.019.0023, Royal Tyrrell Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Troodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Troodontinae |
Genus: | †Latenivenatrix |
Type species | |
Latenivenatrix mcmasterae van der Reest and Currie, 2017
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Latenivenatrix has an estimated skull length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and a size 3–3.5 metres (9.8–11.5 ft). This makes it the largest troodontid known.[1]
References
change- ↑ van der Reest, A. J.; Currie, P. J. (2017). "Troodontids (Theropoda) from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, with a description of a unique new taxon: implications for deinonychosaur diversity in North America". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 54 (9): 919–935. Bibcode:2017CaJES..54..919V. doi:10.1139/cjes-2017-0031. hdl:1807/78296.