Dineobellator notohesperus dih-nayohbuh-LAYTER

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Dineobellator 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
United States · Mexico · New Mexico, USA
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria

Dineobellator (meaning Diné warrior, pronounced ) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian age) Ojo Alamo Formation (Naashoibito Member) of New Mexico, United States. The genus contains a single species, Dineobellator notohesperus, known from a partial skeleton.

What we know

  • Named by Jasinski et al. 2020.
  • Fossils found in United States and Mexico.