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sharp-clawed runner
Bradycneme
Say it like this: “BRAD-ik-NEE-mee”
Bradycneme draculae
Bradycneme ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Romania.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 1975 · Harrison, C. J. O.; Walker, C. A.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Romania · Sânpetru
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Maniraptora
The story in short
Bradycneme was formally named in 1975 by C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. The name means “ponderous leg.”
Fossils referred to Bradycneme date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Romania, including the Sânpetru Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Bradycneme 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 Maniraptora, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Archaeornithoides
Archaeornithoides deinosauriscus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Elopteryx
Elopteryx nopcsai
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Fukuivenator
Fukuivenator paradoxus
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago