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Richardoestesia Richardoestesia gilmorei Currie et al. 1990
/ɹˌɪtʃɚdoʊstˈiːʒə/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 152.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
Canada, United States, Portugal
Regions
Alberta · Montana · Texas · Lourinha
Formations
Milk River · Oldman · Hell Creek · Dinosaur Park
Dig sites
50
distinct collections
Overview
Richardoestesia gilmorei is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 152.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada and elsewhere. It was named by Currie et al. 1990. The species is represented by 58 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~90%
well attested
Based on 58 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Richardoestesia gilmorei sits in deep time
Richardoestesia
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Richardoestesia gilmorei'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.