Xinjiangovenator parvus

† Xinjiangovenator parvus is an Early Cretaceous coelurosaur from the Lianmuqin Formation of Xinjiang, China, a small theropod of uncertain affinity. Its discovery from the Turpan Basin adds to the sparse Cretaceous theropod record from western China.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Xinjiangovenator parvus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Xinjiangovenator parvus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.