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sharp-clawed runner
Citipati
Say it like this: “CHIT-i-puh-tih”
Citipati osmolskae
Citipati ate plants and 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
- 2001 · Clark, J. M.; Norell, M. A.; Barsbold, R.
- Hip height
- 1 m · 3 ft
- Length
- 2.5–2.9 m · 8–10 ft
- Weight
- 75–110 kg · 165–243 lb
- Found in
- Mongolia · Djadokhta
- Food and walking
- Omnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Citipatiinae
The story in short
The genus Citipati dates to 2001, the year J. M. Clark and colleagues described it.
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Djadokhta Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Citipati at a length near 2.5–2.9 m, hips about 1 m high, and a body mass around 75–110 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Citipatiinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Corythoraptor
Corythoraptor jacobsi
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Ganzhousaurus
Ganzhousaurus nankangensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Huanansaurus
Huanansaurus ganzhouensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago