Named By: | Phil Senter, James I. Kirkland, Donald D. DeBlieux, Scott Madsen & Natalie Toth in 2012 |
Time Period: | Early Cretaceous, 130-125 Ma |
Location: | USA, Utah - Cedar Mountain Formation, Yellow Cat Member |
Size: | Roughly estimated around 2.5 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial post cranial remains including cervical (neck), dorsal (back) and caudal (tail) vertebrae as well as a partial pubis |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Theropoda | Dromaeosauridae | Dromaeosaurinae | |
Yurgovuchia is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (probably Barremian stage) of Utah. It contains a single species, Yurgovuchia doellingi. According to a phylogenetic analysis performed by its describers, it represents an advanced dromaeosaurine, closely related to Achillobator, Dromaeosaurus and Utahraptor.