Kansaignathus

Kan-sigh-nay-fus.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Kansaignathus ‭(‬Kansai jaw‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kan-sigh-nay-fus.

Named By

A.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Averianov‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Lopatin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Dromaeosauridae,‭ ‬Eudromaeosauria,‭ ‬Velociraptorinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬sogdianus‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Tajikistan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ialovachsk Formation.

Time Period

Santonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Right dentary‭ (‬jaw bone‭)‬.

In Depth

       Kansaignathus is a genus of velociraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Central Asia during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A New Theropod Dinosaur‭ (‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Dromaeosauridae‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of Tajikistan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Doklady Earth Sciences.‭ ‬499‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬570‭–‬574.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Averianov‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Lopatin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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