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sharp-clawed runner · Doubtful name
Asiamericana
Say it like this: “AY-zha-MER-i-KAHN-uh”
Asiamericana asiatica
Asiamericana ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Uzbekistan.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian) · roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago
- Named in
- 1995 · Nessov, L. A.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Uzbekistan · Bissekty
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Dromaeosauridae
The story in short
Asiamericana was formally named in 1995 by L. A. Nessov.
Fossils referred to Asiamericana date to the Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian), roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago. Finds come from Uzbekistan, including the Bissekty Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Asiamericana are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Dromaeosauridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.