Saurornitholestes

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saurornitholestes
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Theropoda
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Hans-Dieter_Sues
gptkbp:describedYear 1978
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature long, narrow snout
feathered (inferred)
sickle-shaped claw on second toe
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:Canadian_Museum_of_Nature
gptkb:CMN_8538
gptkbp:holotypeYear 1974
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saurornitholestes
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alberta,_Canada
gptkbp:motility bipedal
gptkbp:nameMeaning lizard-bird thief
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Dinosaur_Park_Formation
gptkb:Judith_River_Formation
gptkb:Kirtland_Formation
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 2
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Sues,_1978
Currie, 1987
Evans et al., 2013
gptkbp:reconstructedDiet small vertebrates
possibly carrion
possibly eggs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkb:Dromaeosaurus
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Campanian_age
gptkbp:size about 2 meters long
gptkbp:species gptkb:Saurornitholestes_langstoni
gptkb:Saurornitholestes_sullivani
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Saurornitholestinae
gptkbp:tailLength stiffened for balance
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:teeth serrated
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Saurornitholestes_langstoni
gptkbp:weight about 15 kilograms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:remains_of_Saurornitholestes
gptkb:Theropod_dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5