Dzharaonyx

Dzhara claw (claw from Dzharakuduk)

• Dzhara · Uzbek/Russian (place name) · from Dzharakuduk, the locality in Uzbekistan where the fossils were found
• onyx · Greek · claw

The name combines "Dzhara", taken from the Dzharakuduk fossil locality in Uzbekistan, with the Greek "onyx", meaning "claw". It is a claw-bearing theropod named after the place where it was found. I am working from memory, so please check the details against the original description.

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Turonian

Found in

Bissekty Formation, Dzharakuduk, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

Believed to be a valid theropod genus from the Bissekty Formation. I'm not certain of the author, the year or the exact group it belongs to, so I've left those blank. Please verify them against the original publication.