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sharp-clawed runner
Dzharaonyx
Say it like this: “JAH-ruh-ON-iks”
Dzharaonyx eski
Dzharaonyx ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Uzbekistan.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago
- Named in
- 2022 · Averianov, A. O.; Sues, H. D.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 0.5 m · 2 ft
- Weight
- 2 kg · 4 lb
- Found in
- Uzbekistan · Bissekty
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Parvicursorinae
The story in short
The genus Dzharaonyx dates to 2022, the year A. O. Averianov and H. D. Sues described it.
Fossils referred to Dzharaonyx date to the Late Cretaceous (Turonian), roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago. Finds come from Uzbekistan, including the Bissekty Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Dzharaonyx at a length near 0.5 m and a body mass around 2 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Parvicursorinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Albinykus
Albinykus baatar
Late Cretaceous (Santonian · Campanian) · roughly 85.7 to 72.2 million years ago
Ceratonykus
Ceratonykus oculatus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Jaculinykus
Jaculinykus yaruui
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago