Caenagnathasia
Caenagnathasia martinsoni
Pronounced: Say -
nag - nath - A - zhuh
Diet:
Carnivore(meat-eater)
Name Means:
"Recent Jaw"
Length: 3.3 ft.
(1 m)
Height: 2 ft. (60
cm)
Weight: 20 pounds
(10 kilos)
Time: Late
Cretaceous - 90 mya
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have
been found in Asia
This little dinosaur is a member of the
family of that includes the Oviraptor Very
little fossil evidence has been found of this
dinosaur, only parts of a lower jaw. It is a
great example of how paleontologists can make
educated guesses about how dinosaurs may have
actually looked. They don?t really know for
sure, but they are always searching for more
fossil evidence to confirm their theories.
Dr. Philip Currie, an advisor to the Jurassic
Park Institute, led the team that discovered
Caenagnathasia. Dr. Currie noted that this finding
was very important because this specimen is the
smallest member of this family ever found. He also
said the discovery proves that these dinosaurs
evolved several million years earlier than
scientists previously thought. |
