Caenagnathasia

Caenagnathus of Asia (Caenagnathus = "recent jaw")

• caen- (kainos) · Greek · recent, new
• gnathos · Greek · jaw
• Asia · Latin · Asia (the continent)

The name combines Caenagnathus, an earlier-named North American relative, with "Asia", the continent where it was found. It therefore means roughly "Caenagnathus from Asia". Caenagnathus itself means "recent jaw". The name highlights that this small oviraptorosaur was an Asian member of the caenagnathid group, which was previously known mainly from North America.

Named by

Currie, Godfrey and Nessov

Year named

1993

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Turonian

Found in

Bissekty Formation, Dzharakuduk, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

A small caenagnathid oviraptorosaur theropod. The type species is Caenagnathasia martinsoni. It is known mainly from fragmentary jaw material.