Chirostenotes

Pronunciation:
kie-ro-sten-oh-teez
Name meaning:
'narrow-handed'
Chirostenotes

© Berislav Krzic

Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
1.7m
Diet:
omnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 79-67 million years ago
Found in:
Canada

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Caenagnathidae
Named by:
Gilmore (1924)
Type species:
pergracilis