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sharp-clawed runner
Kelmayisaurus
Say it like this: “kuhl-MAH-yi-SAWR-us”
Kelmayisaurus petrolicus
Kelmayisaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian) · roughly 125.8 to 113.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 1973 · Dong, Z.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 10–12 m · 33–39 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China · Lianmuqin
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Carcharodontosauridae
The story in short
Kelmayisaurus was formally named in 1973 by Z. Dong. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian), roughly 125.8 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Lianmuqin Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Kelmayisaurus at a length near 10–12 m.
On the family tree it sits in Carcharodontosauridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Acrocanthosaurus
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
Concavenator
Concavenator corcovatus
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Eocarcharia
Eocarcharia dinops
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago