Kank
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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
70 million years ago
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