Stenonychosaurus Stenonychosaurus inequalis (Sternberg 1932)
/stˌɛnənˌɪtʃəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 83.6–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
Canada, United States
Regions
Alberta · Wyoming · Montana
Formations
Dinosaur Park · Oldman · Lance
Dig sites
14
distinct collections
Overview
Stenonychosaurus inequalis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada and elsewhere. It was named by (Sternberg 1932). The species is represented by 14 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~43%
well attested
Based on 14 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Stenonychosaurus inequalis sits in deep time
Stenonychosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Stenonychosaurus inequalis'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.