Genus
Valid Extinct

Shri

Turner et al. 2021

Shri is an extinct genus of small dromaeosaurid dinosaurs that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous. The genus contains two species; the first, Shri devi, was described in 2021 by Alan H. Turner and colleagues based on a partial postcranial skeleton from the Barun Goyot Formation. A second specimen, including a partial skull and hindlimb, was later referred to this species. The second species, Shri rapax, was described in 2025 by Léa Moutrille and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton including a skull from the Djadokhta Formation.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Shri
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Shri rapax 3D skeletal reconstruction by Alex Pritchard of Dinosaur Skeletons. © Alexpritchardartist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Maniraptora Unranked clade
Paraves Unranked clade
Deinonychosauria Infraorder
Dromaeosauridae Family
Shri Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
2
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (2)
Shri devi 84 Ma
Shri rapax 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. H. Turner, S. Montanari, and M. A. Norell. 2021. A new dromaeosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3965:1-46 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
L. Moutrille, A. Cau, and T. Chinzorig, F. Escuillié, K. Tsogtbaatar, B. Ganzorig, C. Mallet, P. Godefroit. 2025. A new bird-like dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia with extremely robust hands supports niche partitioning among velociraptorines. Historical Biology DOI ↗
A. H. Turner, S. Montanari, and M. A. Norell. 2021. A new dromaeosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3965:1-46 DOI ↗