PRONUNCIATION: |
SEE-nig-NAY-thus |
TRANSLATION: |
Recent Jaw |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
Chirostenotes |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Maniraptora (of the microorder Coelurosauria) |
SUPERFAMILY: |
Oviraptorosauria |
FAMILY: |
Caenagnathidae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
6.6 feet (2 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
When first discovered, its remains suggested a more primitive animal than Chirostenotes; and thus it should have been an earlier species. However, current theory holds that Caenagnathus, Macrophalangia and some material referred to Elmisaurus are all probably Chirostenotes. |
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