Siats

Say it like this: “see-atch”

Siats meekerorum

Siats ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Named in: 2013 · Zanno, L. E.; Makovicky, P. J.
Hip height: 2.4 m · 8 ft
Length: 11 m · 36 ft
Weight: 4 tonnes
Found in: the United States · Cedar Mountain
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Megaraptora

The story in short

Siats was formally named in 2013 by L. E. Zanno and P. J. Makovicky. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Siats date to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Cedar Mountain Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Siats at a length near 11 m, hips about 2.4 m high, and a body mass around 4 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Megaraptora, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Aoniraptor

Aoniraptor libertatem

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Fukuiraptor

Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian · Barremian · Aptian) · roughly 132.6 to 113.2 million years ago

Phuwiangvenator

Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi

Early Cretaceous (Valanginian · Hauterivian) · roughly 137.1 to 125.8 million years ago