Genus
Valid Extinct

Kuru

Napoli et al. 2021

Kuru kulla is an extinct species of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia. K. kulla is the only species in the genus Kuru, known from a fragmentary skeleton including a partial skull.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Kuru
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Known skull material of Kuru kulla (gen. et sp. nov. Napoli et al. 2022) - premaxilla, dentary, surangular, lacrimal, and teeth - shown with a speculative restoration of the remainder of the skull based on the related taxon Velociraptor mongoliensis. Known skull material is shown in light grey and labeled; unknown parts of the skull are shown in dark grey. © A Cynical Idealist · 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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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Kuru Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Baruungoyot
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Kuru kulla 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. G. Napoli, A. A. Ruebenstahl, and B. A. S. Bhullar, A. H. Turner, M. A. Norell. 2021. A New Dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Khulsan, Central Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3982:1-47 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. G. Napoli, A. A. Ruebenstahl, and B. A. S. Bhullar, A. H. Turner, M. A. Norell. 2021. A New Dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Khulsan, Central Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3982:1-47 DOI ↗