Hypnovenator
| Hypnovenator | |
|---|---|
| Fossil remains and skeletal diagram of the holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Troodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Troodontinae |
| Genus: | †Hypnovenator Kubota, Kobayashi & Ikeda, 2024 |
| Species: | †H. matsubaraetoheorum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum Kubota, Kobayashi & Ikeda, 2024 | |
Hypnovenator (meaning "sleep hunter") is an extinct genus of troodontid theropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Ohyamashimo Formation of Japan. The genus contains a single species, H. matsubaraetoheorum, known from a partial skeleton. Hypnovenator is the only troodontid currently known from Japan, and it represents the oldest definitive member of the subgroup Troodontinae.