Khaan

lord (or ruler)

• khaan · Mongolian · lord, ruler

Khaan comes from the Mongolian word for "lord" or "ruler" (the same word as "khan"). It was chosen as a Mongolian name for a small oviraptorosaur from the Gobi Desert. The only named species is Khaan mckennai, honouring paleontologist Malcolm McKenna.

Named by

Clark, Norell and Barsbold

Year named

2001

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Djadochta Formation (Ukhaa Tolgod), Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia

A small, toothless oviraptorid theropod closely related to Citipati and Oviraptor. Khaan mckennai is the type species.