Eoneophron infernalis Eoneophron

"dawn"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Eoneophron 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
North America · South Dakota, USA
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Caenagnathidae

Eoneophron (meaning “dawn Neophron”) is an extinct genus of caenagnathid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota, US. The genus contains a single species, E. infernalis, known from a partial hindlimb.

What we know

  • Named by Atkins-Weltman et al., 2024.
  • Fossils found in North America and South Dakota, USA.