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sharp-clawed runner
Nankangia
Say it like this: “nan-kan-gee-uh”
Nankangia jiangxiensis
Nankangia ate plants and meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2013 · Lü, J.; Yi, L.; Zhong, H.; Wei, X.
- Hip height
- 0.7 m · 2 ft
- Length
- 2.5 m · 8 ft
- Weight
- 85 kg · 187 lb
- Found in
- China · Nanxiong
- Food and walking
- Omnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Oviraptoridae
The story in short
Nankangia was formally named in 2013 by J. Lü and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
Fossils referred to Nankangia date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Nanxiong Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Nankangia at a length near 2.5 m, hips about 0.7 m high, and a body mass around 85 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Oviraptoridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.