Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Troodontidae
Sinovenator
Sinovenator changii Xu et al. 2002
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Sinovenator changii is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore, omnivore. It was named by Xu et al. 2002. 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Sinovenator sits in deep time
Sinovenator
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Sinovenator's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.