Species
Valid Extinct

Chirostenotes pergracilis

Gilmore 1924

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
8
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
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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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Caenagnathidae Family
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Chirostenotes Genus
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Chirostenotes pergracilis Species
Fossil sites 8 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
8
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
8
Synonyms (2)
Caenagnathus sternbergi subjective synonym of Chirostenotes pergracilis
Macrophalangia canadensis subjective synonym of Chirostenotes pergracilis
Bibliography
Original description
C. W. Gilmore. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Canada Department of Mines Geological Survey Bulletin (Geological Series) 38(43):1-12 DOI ↗
Bibliography (6)
G. F. Funston. 2020. Caenagnathids of the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) of Alberta, Canada: anatomy, osteohistology, taxonomy, and evolution. Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 8:105-153 DOI ↗
P. J. Currie and D. A. Russell. 2005. The geographic and stratigraphic distribution of articulated and associated dinosaur remains. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington
P. J. Currie and D. A. Russell. 1988. Osteology and relationships of <i>Chirostenotes pergracilis</i> (Saurischia, Theropoda) from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 25:972-986 DOI ↗
J. Cracraft. 1971. Caenagnathiformes: Cretaceous birds convergent in jaw mechanism to dicynodont reptiles. Journal of Paleontology 45(5):805-809
C. M. Sternberg. 1932. Two new theropod dinosaurs from the Belly River Formation of Alberta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 46(5):99-105 DOI ↗
C. W. Gilmore. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Canada Department of Mines Geological Survey Bulletin (Geological Series) 38(43):1-12 DOI ↗