Dinosaur
Natovenator
Natovenator’s ribs offer a clue to its possible connection with water.
Natovenator’s ribs offer a clue to its possible connection with water. It had a long neck and a body shape linked to swimming. The arrangement of its ribs is especially interesting: researchers compared it with animals that move through water rather than relying only on its general appearance.
Three stages. One companion.
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Natovenator at a glance
- Diet
- Probably carnivorous
- Its anatomy and relatives suggest that it probably ate other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Dromaeosauridae
- Dromaeosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Mongolia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Natovenator
It is known from a partial skeleton found in Mongolia. Its name refers to a ‘swimming hunter’, an idea proposed from the study of its bones.
A scientific name can summarize a hypothesis, but cannot replace evidence. The possibility that it foraged in water is appealing; even so, its exact diet and how often it swam cannot be reconstructed with complete certainty.
A scientific name can summarize a hypothesis, but cannot replace evidence. The possibility that it foraged in water is appealing; even so, its exact diet and how often it swam cannot be reconstructed with complete certainty.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
A scientific name can summarize a hypothesis, but cannot replace evidence. The possibility that it foraged in water is appealing; even so, its exact diet and how often it swam cannot be reconstructed with complete certainty.
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