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sharp-clawed runner
Kank
Say it like this: “kank”
Kank australis
Kank ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2026 · Motta, M. J.; Aranciaga Rolando, A. M.; Rozadilla, S.; Agnolín, F. L.; Egli, F. B.; Álvarez Herrera, G. P.; Chimento, N. R.; Coco, G. L.; Tsuihiji, T.; Manabe, M.; Pol, D.; Novas, F. E.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 2 m · 7 ft
- Weight
- 27 kg · 60 lb
- Found in
- Argentina · Chorrillo
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Unenlagiinae
The story in short
In 2026, M. J. Motta and colleagues published the name Kank.
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Chorrillo Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Kank at a length near 2 m and a body mass around 27 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Unenlagiinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Austroraptor
Austroraptor cabazai
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Buitreraptor
Buitreraptor gonzalezorum
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Diuqin
Diuqin lechiguanae
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago