Chirostenotes Chirostenotes pergracilis Gilmore 1924
/ˌkaɪroʊstɪˈnoʊtiːz/
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 83.6–72.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Formation
Dinosaur Park
Dig sites
6
distinct collections
Overview
Chirostenotes pergracilis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–72.2 million years ago. It was an omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada. It was named by Gilmore 1924. The species is represented by 8 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~27%
well attested
Based on 8 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Chirostenotes pergracilis sits in deep time
Chirostenotes
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Chirostenotes pergracilis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.