Genus

Valid Extinct

Dzharaonyx

Averianov and Sues 2022

Dzharaonyx is a genus of alvarezsaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. The type and only species is D. eski. The specific epithet "eski" is an Uzbek word for "old".

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial

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Alvarezsauridae gen. et sp. indet., posterior caudal vertebrae. Dzharakuduk, Uzbekistan; Bissekty Formation, Upper Cretaceous (Turonian). a-e, ZIN PH 2441/16, two vertebrae preserved in articulation, in anterior (a), dorsal (b), posterior (c), lateral (d), and ventral (e) views. f-j, ZIN PH 2442/16, vertebra missing ventral part of the centrum, in dorsal (f), lateral (g), ventral (h), anterior (i), and posterior (j). © Alexander Averianov, Hans-Dieter Sues · CC0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

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Theropoda Unranked clade

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Neotheropoda Unranked clade

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Averostra Unranked clade

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Tetanurae Unranked clade

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Coelurosauria Unranked clade

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Alvarezsauria Infraorder

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Alvarezsauroidea Unranked clade

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Alvarezsauridae Family

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Parvicursorinae Subfamily

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Dzharaonyx Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Geological formations

Bissekty

Temporal distribution

Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)

Species (1)

Dzharaonyx eski 94 Ma

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Bibliography

Original description

A. O. Averianov and H.-D. Sues. 2022. New material and diagnosis of a new taxon of alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(5):e2036174 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)