Anzu

Anzu, a feathered demon (Mesopotamian myth)

• Anzu · Akkadian/Mesopotamian mythology · a feathered, bird-like demon (also called Anzû, Imdugud)

Anzu is named after a feathered, bird-like demon from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. The name was chosen because this oviraptorosaur was a bird-like, long-armed, crested theropod. The full species name, Anzu wyliei, honours Wylie J. Tuohy, the grandson of the Carnegie Museum's Dr. Mary Dawson... [uncertain].

Named by

Lamanna et al.

Year named

2014

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Maastrichtian

Found in

Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota and South Dakota, USA

A caenagnathid oviraptorosaur theropod. The type species is Anzu wyliei, nicknamed the 'chicken from hell'.