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).
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.
