Urbacodon was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Kemerovo Oblast (Russia), Navoiy Region (Uzbekistan) and Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia).

Quick facts about Urbacodon:

  • Existed from Cenomanian Age to 93.9 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a carnivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists

All the Urbacodon illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Urbacodon was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • A. Averianov and A. Lopatin. 2015. Mammal remains from the Lower Cretaceous Bol'shoi Terekhtyul' locality in West Siberia, Russia. Cretaceous Research 54:145-153
  • A. Averianov, A. Lopatin, and P. Skutschas, S. Leschinsky. 2015. Two new mammal localities within the Lower Cretaceous Ilek Formation of West Siberia, Russia. Geobios 48:131-136
  • A. O. Averianov and H.-D. Sues. 2007. A new troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Uzbekistan, with a review of troodontid records from the territories of the former Soviet Union. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1):87-98