Genus
Valid Extinct

Anzu

chicken from hell
Lamanna et al. 2014

Anzu may refer to:Anzû, a divine storm-bird in several Mesopotamian religions Anzu (dinosaur), a genus of theropod dinosaur containing the species Anzu wyliei

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
6
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
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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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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Caenagnathidae Family
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Caenagnathinae Subfamily
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Anzu Genus
Measurements
Length
3,8 m ⓘ
Anzu wyliei
Mass
240 kg ⓘ
Anzu wyliei
Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
6
Geological formations
Hell Creek
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Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
6
Species (1)
Anzu wyliei 72 Ma
Images 18
Bibliography
Original description
M. C. Lamanna, H.-D. Sues, and E. R. Schachner, T. R. Lyson. 2014. A New large-bodied oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of western North America. PLoS ONE 9(3):e92022:1-16 DOI ↗
Bibliography (5)
W. W. Stein. 2021. The paleontology, geology and taphonomy of the Tooth Draw Deposit; Hell Creek Formation (Maastrictian), Butte County, South Dakota. The Journal of Paleontological Sciences JPS.C.21:0001:1-108
K. Tsujimura, M. Manabe, and Y. Chiba, T. Tsuihiji. 2021. Metatarsals of a large caenagnathid cf. Anzu wyliei (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences DOI ↗
T. M. Cullen, D. J. Simon, and E. K. C. Benner, D. C. Evans. 2020. Morphology and osteohistology of a large‐bodied caenagnathid (Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria) from the Hell Creek Formation (Montana): implications for size‐based classifications and growth reconstruction in theropods. Papers in Palaeontology DOI ↗
W. G. Joyce, T. R. Lyson, and S. Williams. 2016. New cranial material of Gilmoremys lancensis (Testudines, Trionychidae) from the Hell Creek Formation of southeastern Montana, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6):e1225748:1-10 DOI ↗
M. C. Lamanna, H.-D. Sues, and E. R. Schachner, T. R. Lyson. 2014. A New large-bodied oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of western North America. PLoS ONE 9(3):e92022:1-16 DOI ↗