Caenagnathasia
Field photograph to come
Caenagnathasia
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- Lived
- 94 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Caenagnathidae
- Found in
- Uzbekistan and China
- Named by
- Currie et al. 1994
Field notes
About Caenagnathasia
Caenagnathasia was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 94 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Caenagnathidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 7 finds of Caenagnathasia, from Uzbekistan and China. Its fossils come from rocks including the Bissekty Formation and the Iren Dabasu Formation. It was named by Currie et al. in 1994.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
80 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Caenagnathidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: P. J. Currie, S. J. Godfrey, and L. Nessov. 1994. New caenagnathid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of North America and Asia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30(10-11):2255-2272