Saurornitholestes Saurornitholestes langstoni (Sues 1978)
/sˈɔːɹɔːɹnˌɪthoʊləsts/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 83.6–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
Canada, United States
Regions
Alberta · Texas · Montana · South Carolina
Formations
Dinosaur Park · Oldman · Aguja · Judith River
Dig sites
75
distinct collections
Overview
Saurornitholestes langstoni is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–66.0 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 (Sues 1978). The species is represented by 78 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~96%
well attested
Based on 78 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Saurornitholestes langstoni sits in deep time
Saurornitholestes
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Saurornitholestes langstoni'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.