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sharp-clawed runner
Harenadraco
Say it like this: “huh-RAY-nuh-DRAH-ko”
Harenadraco prima
Harenadraco 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
- 2023 · Lee, S.; Lee, Y. N.; Park, J. Y.; Kim, S. H.; Badamkhatan, Z.; Idersaikhan, D.; Tsogtbaatar, K.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Mongolia · Baruungoyot
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Troodontidae
The story in short
Harenadraco was formally named in 2023 by S. Lee and colleagues.
Fossils referred to Harenadraco date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Baruungoyot Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Harenadraco 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 Troodontidae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Almas
Almas ukhaa
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