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sharp-clawed runner
Mirischia
Say it like this: “my-RIS-kee-uh”
Mirischia asymmetrica
Mirischia ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Brazil.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2004 · Naish, D.; Martill, D. M.; Frey, E.
- Hip height
- 0.5 m · 2 ft
- Length
- 2.1 m · 7 ft
- Weight
- 8 kg · 18 lb
- Found in
- Brazil · Romualdo
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Coelurosauria
The story in short
The genus Mirischia dates to 2004, the year D. Naish and colleagues described it. The name means “wonderful hips.”
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from Brazil, including the Romualdo Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Mirischia at a length near 2.1 m, hips about 0.5 m high, and a body mass around 8 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Coelurosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Aniksosaurus
Aniksosaurus darwini
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago
Aratasaurus
Aratasaurus museunacionali
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago
Bicentenaria
Bicentenaria argentina
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago