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Latenivenatrix Latenivenatrix mcmasterae van der Reest and Currie 2017

/lˌeɪtnɪvənˈeɪtɹɪks/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 83.6–72.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling

Where It Was Found

Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Formation
Dinosaur Park
Dig sites
4
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Canada. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Latenivenatrix mcmasterae is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–72.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada. It was named by van der Reest and Currie 2017. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~15%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Latenivenatrix mcmasterae sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Latenivenatrix
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Latenivenatrix mcmasterae's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

coexisted–with
Centrosaurus
Centrosaurus apertus
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coexisted–with
Stegoceras
Stegoceras validum
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coexisted–with
Protoceratops
Protoceratops andrewsi
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coexisted–with
Hypacrosaurus
Hypacrosaurus stebingeri
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coexisted–with
Corythosaurus
Corythosaurus casuarius
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same–clade
Ornithoides
Ornithoides oshiensis
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same–clade
Ovoraptor
Ovoraptor djadochtari
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same–clade
Fenestrosaurus
Fenestrosaurus philoceratops
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