Kansaignathus
kan-SIGH-NAY-thus /kænˌsaɪˈneɪθəs/
Accepted genus
Kansai jaw
- Kansai · Place name (Uzbek) · Kansai, the locality in Uzbekistan where the fossils were found
- gnathos · Greek · jaw
The name combines Kansai, a locality in Uzbekistan where the fossils were found, with the Greek word "gnathos", meaning jaw. It refers to the holotype, which is based on a jaw bone (dentary). The type species is Kansaignathus sogdianus.
- Named by
- Averianov and Sues
- Year named
- 2021
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Turonian
- Found in
- Bissekty Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan
A small theropod usually regarded as a dromaeosaurid, known from fragmentary material. Details such as the exact authorship, year and the origin of the "Kansai" locality name should be verified against the original description.