Cretaceous
Linhevenator
Linhevenator tani
The catalogue presents Linhevenator as a carnivore member of Troodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 75 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.5 m in length and 25 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Inner Mongolia, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Linhevenator, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Xu et al. (2011).
The PBDB places it in Troodontinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Troodontidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Troodontidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Campanian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Wulansuhai Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as IVPP V17539 and the type locality as “Inner Mongolia, China”.
- IVPP V17539
- Inner Mongolia, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.5 m in length and 25 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.5 m
- 25 kg
The record gathers 6 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Weight
- 25 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 75 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2011
- Described by
- Xu Xing
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Troodontidae
- Genus
- Linhevenator
- Species
- L. tani
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- IVPP V17539
- Type locality
- Inner Mongolia, China