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Ornithomimidae

Rativates

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Rativates 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Rativates
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (77–75 Mya)
Place
Canada · Alberta, Canada
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Ornithomimidae

Rativates is a genus of ornithomimid theropod dinosaur from the Campanian-aged (Late Cretaceous) Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. The type species is Rativates evadens.

What we know

  • Named by McFeeters et al., 2016.
  • Fossils found in Canada and Alberta, Canada.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Rativates — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.