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Kansaignathus Kansaignathus sogdianus Averianov and Lopatin 2021
/ˌkɛnsɑːiˈnɛiθəs/
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · 85.7–83.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
Tajikistan
Region
Sogd
Formation
Yalovach
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Kansaignathus sogdianus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 85.7–83.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Sogd, Tajikistan. It was named by Averianov and Lopatin 2021. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Kansaignathus sogdianus sits in deep time
Kansaignathus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Kansaignathus sogdianus'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.