Theropods Hell Creek Formation
1 theropods
1.1 tyrannosaurids
1.2 ornithomimosaurs
1.3 oviraptorosaurs
1.4 eumaniraptorans
theropods
a theropod closely related to, , of overall similarity to, feathered asian genus mononykus.
theropod tracks have been found in south dakota. unnamed alvarezsaurid, closely related asian genus mononykus, known montana. second footprint may have been made specimen of tyrannosaurus first reported in 2007 british paleontologist phil manning, hell creek formation of montana. second track measures 72 centimetres (28 in) long, shorter track described lockley , hunt. whether or not track made tyrannosaurus unclear, though tyrannosaurus large theropod known have existed in hell creek formation.
tyrannosaurids
ornithomimosaurs
ornithomimid remains not uncommon in hell creek formation. 15 specimens hell creek formation undetermined ornithomimids
oviraptorosaurs
eumaniraptorans
historically, numerous teeth have been attributed various dromaeosaurid , troodontid taxa known body fossils older formations, including dromaeosaurus, saurornitholestes , troodon. however, in 2013 study, evans et al. concluded there little evidence more single dromaeosaurid taxon, acheroraptor, in hell creek-lance assemblages, render these taxa invalid formation. disproved in 2015 study, depalma et al., when described new genus dakotaraptor, large species of dromaeosaur. though should noted mentioned earlier fossilized teeth of various troodontids , coelurosaurs common throughout hell creek formation; best known examples include paronychodon, pectinodon , richardoestesia respectively.
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