Papiliovenator
pa-PIL-ee-oh-veh-NAY-tor /pəˌpɪliˌoʊvɛˈneɪtər/
Accepted genus
butterfly hunter
- papilio · Latin · butterfly
- venator · Latin · hunter
The name combines the Latin "papilio" (butterfly) and "venator" (hunter), giving "butterfly hunter". I am confident of the Latin roots but not of the exact reason the authors chose "butterfly", so I have not stated it. The genus is a small predatory theropod from Inner Mongolia, China.
- Found in
- Inner Mongolia, China
The type species is Papiliovenator neimengguensis. I am not certain of the year, authorship, exact formation, age or precise family placement, so those fields are left blank rather than guessed.