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Caenagnathus
Genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caenagnathus ('recent jaw') is a genus of caenagnathid oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period (Campanian stage; ~75 million years ago). It is known from partial remains including lower jaws, a tail vertebra, hand bones, and hind limbs, all found in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Caenagnathus measured about 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long and weighed about 96–100 kg (212–220 lb).[1][2]
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Caenagnathus | |
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Holotype mandible | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Caenagnathidae |
Subfamily: | †Caenagnathinae |
Genus: | †Caenagnathus Sternberg, 1940 |
Species: | †C. collinsi |
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†Caenagnathus collinsi Sternberg, 1940 | |
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For the cynodont, see Cynognathus.