Kiyacursor Kiyacursor longipes Averianov et al. 2024
/kˈɪjɐkˌɜːsɚ/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
Russia
Region
Kemerovo
Formation
Ilek
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Kiyacursor longipes is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–113.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Kemerovo, Russia. It was named by Averianov et al. 2024. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Kiyacursor longipes sits in deep time
Kiyacursor
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Kiyacursor longipes'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.