Boreonykus

northern claw

• boreios · Greek · northern
• onyx · Greek · claw

The name combines the Greek "boreios" (northern) with "onyx" (claw), a common ending for dromaeosaurid names that alludes to the raptorial claws of these small predatory dinosaurs. "Northern" refers to the high-latitude, northern location of the fossils in western Canada.

Named by

Bell and Currie

Year named

2015

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Wapiti Formation (Pipestone Creek bonebed), near Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

A small dromaeosaurid theropod. The only named species is Boreonykus certus. It is known from fragmentary remains, mainly skull bones.