Sinovenatorinae is a short-lived subfamily of the extinct bird-like
troodontid
Troodontidae is a clade of bird-like theropod dinosaurs. During most of the 20th century, troodontid fossils were few and incomplete and they have therefore been allied, at various times, with many dinosaurian lineages. More recent fossil discov ...
dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
s known exclusively from the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
Geology
Pro ...
of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It includes the genus ''
Sinovenator
''Sinovenator'' (meaning "Chinese hunter") is a genus of troodontid dinosaur from China. It is from the early Cretaceous Period (geology), Period.
Discovery and naming
Two specimens of a troodontidae, troodontid were described in 2002 in pale ...
'' as well as several related genera.
References
Troodontids
Early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia
Prehistoric animal subfamilies
Tetrapod subfamilies
Prehistoric animals of China
Taxa named by Stephen L. Brusatte
Taxa named by Lü Junchang
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