Epichirostenotes

"upon/after Chirostenotes" (roughly, "additional narrow hand")

• epi · Greek · upon, after, in addition to
• cheir · Greek · hand
• stenos · Greek · narrow
• -otes · Greek · suffix meaning 'one that is' or 'having the quality of'

The name combines the Greek prefix "epi" (upon, after) with Chirostenotes ("narrow hand"), the name of a closely related caenagnathid oviraptorosaur from the same region. It signals that this animal is similar to, and was found in rocks later in age than or in addition to, Chirostenotes. The only named species is E. curriei, honouring the paleontologist Philip J. Currie.

Named by

Sues and Averianov

Year named

2015

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada

A caenagnathid oviraptorosaur theropod known from fragmentary remains. Its validity and its distinction from Chirostenotes have been discussed, so the exact stage and the dating details are given with some caution. The etymology reasoning ("after/upon Chirostenotes") is my interpretation of the Greek prefix, not a quoted statement from the authors.