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sharp-clawed runner
Qiupanykus
Say it like this: “chee-OO-pah-NY-kuhs”
Qiupanykus zhangi
Qiupanykus ate 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
- 2018 · Lü, J.; Xu, L.; Chang, H.; Jia, S.; Zhang, J.; Gao, D.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Ding, F.
- Hip height
- 0.3 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 0.7 m · 2 ft
- Weight
- 1 kg · 2 lb
- Found in
- China · Qiupa
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Alvarezsauridae
The story in short
The genus Qiupanykus dates to 2018, the year J. Lü and colleagues described it. The name means “claw from the Qiupa Formation.”
Fossils referred to Qiupanykus date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Qiupa Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Qiupanykus at a length near 0.7 m, hips about 0.3 m high, and a body mass around 1 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