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sharp-clawed runner
Kol
Say it like this: “khol”
Kol ghuva
Kol 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
- 2009 · Turner, A. H.; Nesbitt, S. J.; Norell, M. A.
- Hip height
- 0.6 m · 2 ft
- Length
- 2 m · 7 ft
- Weight
- 22 kg · 49 lb
- Found in
- Mongolia · Djadokhta
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Alvarezsauridae
The story in short
Kol was formally named in 2009 by A. H. Turner and colleagues.
Fossils referred to Kol date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Djadokhta Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Kol at a length near 2 m, hips about 0.6 m high, and a body mass around 22 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Alvarezsauridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Achillesaurus
Achillesaurus manazzonei
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago
Albertonykus
Albertonykus borealis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Alvarezsaurus
Alvarezsaurus calvoi
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago