Rativates

Rat-e-vaytz.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Rativates ‭(‬raft seer‭)‬.

Phonetic

Rat-e-vaytz.

Named By

B.‭ ‬McFeeters,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ryan,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Schr�der-Adams‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Cullen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Ornithomimosauria,‭ ‬Ornithomimidae.

Diet

Omnivore‭?

Species

R.‭ ‬evadens‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬3.2/3.3‭ ‬meters long for the holotype which was an almost fully grown adult.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Alberta‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Rativates is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new ornithomimid theropod from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta,‭ ‬Canada.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B.‭ ‬McFeeters,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ryan,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Schr�der-Adams‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Cullen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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