Shanag

Shanag is a genus of small carnivourus dinosaur. It was a dromaeosaur, a relative of the Velociraptor.[1]

Shanag
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Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Maniraptoromorpha
Clade: Eumaniraptora
Family: Dromaeosauridae
Genus: Shanag
Turner et al., 2007
Species:
S. ashile
Binomial name
Shanag ashile
Turner et al., 2007

Shanag was about 1.5 meters with a weight of five kilograms when fully grown.

References

  1. Turner, A.S.; Hwang, S.H.; Norell, M.A. (2007). "A small derived theropod from Öösh, Early Cretaceous, Baykhangor Mongolia" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3557): 1–27. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3557[1:ASDTFS]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 31096081. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2007-03-29.