Khulsanurus

Kul-san-u-rus.
By Emerson Winslow
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Emerson Winslow

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Winslow, E. (2015, January 2). Khulsanurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/khulsanurus/

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Name

Khulsanurus ‭(‬Khulsan tail‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kul-san-u-rus.

Named By

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

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Alvarezsauridae,‭ ‬Parvicursorinae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

K.‭ ‬magnificus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Barungoyot Formation.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Khulsanurus is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in East Asia during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬The second taxon of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality in Gobi Desert,‭ ‬Mongolia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology:‭ ‬An International Journal of Paleobiology.‭ ‬in press:‭ ‬1‭–‬12..‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Averianov‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Lopatin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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