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sharp-clawed runner
Almas
Say it like this: “al-mass”
Almas ukhaa
Almas ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Mongolia.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2017 · Pei, R.; Norell, M. A.; Barta, D. E.; Bever, G. S.; Pittman, M.; Xu, X.
- Hip height
- 0.2 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 0.8 m · 2 ft
- Weight
- 1 kg · 2 lb
- Found in
- Mongolia · Djadokhta
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Troodontidae
The story in short
Almas was formally named in 2017 by R. Pei and colleagues.
Fossils referred to Almas date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Djadokhta Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Almas at a length near 0.8 m, hips about 0.2 m high, and a body mass around 1 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Troodontidae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Harenadraco
Harenadraco prima
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Hesperornithoides
Hesperornithoides miessleri
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
Papiliovenator
Papiliovenator neimengguensis
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago