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T-Rex’s ‘Mexa’ Cousin? Xenovenator, Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered in Coahuila

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The Xenovenator espinosai, of the family of the Troodontifos, who lived approximately 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, was a dinosaur that lived in Cerro del Pueblo, in the southeast of Coahuila, where its remains were found long ago. It is the link between the large and small carnivores of the giants that inhabited Coahuila. “It came to be about 3 meters long as an adult, despite about 150-200 kilos, was a carnivorous hunter of…

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The Xenovenator espinosai, of the family of the Troodontifos, who lived approximately 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, was a dinosaur that lived in Cerro del Pueblo, in the southeast of Coahuila, where its remains were found long ago. It is the link between the large and small carnivores of the giants that inhabited Coahuila. “It came to be about 3 meters long as an adult, despite about 150-200 kilos, was a carnivorous hunter of…

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Photo: Generation with AI in Gemini A recent paleontological finding repositioned Mexico on the international scientific map. Researchers confirmed the discovery of Xenovenator espinosai, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that inhabited the north of the country approximately 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous. Fossil was officially described in the scientific journal Diversity, consolidating Coahuila's relevance as one of the m…

An international group of specialized scientists led by experts from the Desert Museum (MUDE) of Saltillo, Coahuila, revealed the historical discovery of a new species of dinosaur named Xenovenator espinosai and which inhabited our territory 74 million years ago. The discovery in which paleontologists from the Humanist University of the Americas participated in collaboration with the University of Bath of the United Kingdom, was recently publish…

Researchers and scientists from the Desert Museum presented the Xenovenator espinosai, a strange hunter dinosaur who inhabited the region approximately 74 million years ago, between the municipalities of General Cepeda and Saltillo. The feathered specimen, from the Cretaceous period and belonging to the family of the velociraptors, is presumed to be a night hunter who fed on lizards and mice. The director of geology of UNAM was the honored scien…

An international team of paleontologists, led by experts from the Desert Museum (MUDE) and the Humanist University of the Americas, in collaboration with the University of Bath of the United Kingdom, officially presented the Xenovenator espinosai, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that inhabited northern Mexico approximately 74 million years ago.The finding, published in the scientific journal Diversity, marks a milestone in the knowledge of…

The Museum of the Desert (MUDE) unveiled on Tuesday a new carnivorous dinosaur of 74 million years discovered in Coahuila, which reveals the hidden diversity of the troodontids in Mexico. It is a new carnivorous dinosaur, Xenovenator espinosai, who lived approximately 74 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian). The fossil was discovered in Coahuila, on rocks belonging to the Cerro del Pueblo Formation, a geological unit widely r…

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elsiglodetorreon.com.mx broke the news in on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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