Microvenator Microvenator celer Ostrom 1970
/mˌaɪkɹoʊvɛnˈeɪɾɚ/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 121.4–93.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
United States
Regions
Wyoming · Montana
Formation
Cloverly
Dig sites
3
distinct collections
Overview
Microvenator celer is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–93.9 million years ago. It was an omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Wyoming, United States. It was named by Ostrom 1970. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~11%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Microvenator celer sits in deep time
Microvenator
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Microvenator celer'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.