Kank

Field photograph to come

DV-1308Chorrillo Fm., Argentina

Kank

DV-1308 · type species Kank australis

Lived
72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Group
Theropods, Unenlagiidae
Found in
Argentina
Named by
Motta et al. 2026

Field notes

About Kank

Kank was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Unenlagiidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Kank, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Chorrillo Formation. It was named by Motta et al. in 2026.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

2 finds

70 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: M. J. Motta, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, and S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolín, F. B. Egli, G. P. Álvarez Herrera, N. R. Chimento, G. L. Coco, T. Tsuihiji, M. Manabe, D. Pol, F. E. Novas. 2026. New unenlagiid from the Chorrillo Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian), SW Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (e2656456):18