Ulughbegsaurus

Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis

Ulughbegsaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Uzbekistan.

When: Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago
Named in: 2021 · Tanaka, K.; Anvarov, O. U. O.; Zelenitsky, D. K.; Ahmedshaev, A. S.; Kobayashi, Y.
Hip height: 1.7 m · 6 ft
Length: 7.4–8 m · 24–26 ft
Weight: 1 tonnes
Found in: Uzbekistan · Bissekty
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Carcharodontosauria

The story in short

The genus Ulughbegsaurus dates to 2021, the year K. Tanaka and colleagues described it. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Ulughbegsaurus date to the Late Cretaceous (Turonian), roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago. Finds come from Uzbekistan, including the Bissekty Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Ulughbegsaurus at a length near 7.4–8 m, hips about 1.7 m high, and a body mass around 1 tonnes.

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

Close relatives

Lusovenator

Lusovenator santosi

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago

Neovenator

Neovenator salerii

Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago

Siamraptor

Siamraptor suwati

Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago