Khaan

Pronunciation:
kahn
Name meaning:
'ruler'

© Berislav Krzic

Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
1.8m
Diet:
omnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 81-75 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

This dinosaur is known from 3 skeletons with skulls. It is a beaked dinosaur very similar to Oviraptor, Ingenia and Conchoraptor.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Oviraptorosauria, Caenagnathoidea, Oviraptoridae, Ingeniinae
Named by:
Clark, Norell and Barsbold (2001)
Type species:
mckennai