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Otogornis Otogornis genghisi Hou 1994
/ˈɑːɾəɡˌɔːɹniz/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · 125.8–121.4 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Nei Mongol
Formation
Jingchuan
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Otogornis genghisi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–121.4 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Nei Mongol, China. It was named by Hou 1994. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Otogornis genghisi sits in deep time
Otogornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Otogornis genghisi'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.