Species
Valid Extinct

Chirostenotes pergracilis

Gilmore 1924

No Wikipedia summary available.

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
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Maniraptora Unranked clade
Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
Caenagnathidae Family
Chirostenotes Genus
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 ↗