Microvenator

† Microvenator is a small Early Cretaceous oviraptorosaur from Montana, USA. Estimated around 1.2 m long, it was an omnivore within Oviraptorosauria with hollow bones and a lightly built skull adapted for varied food sources.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivore

Microvenator had a varied diet that included both plants and animals. Omnivorous dinosaurs were versatile feeders, able to exploit multiple food sources, which gave them an advantage in changing environments.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Microvenator 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.