Kulindadromeus

runner from Kulinda

• Kulinda · Place name (Russian) · the Kulinda locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia
• dromeus · Greek · runner

The name combines Kulinda, the locality in Siberia where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for "runner". It means "runner from Kulinda", which fits a small, lightly built two-legged herbivore. The type species is K. zabaikalicus, named for the Zabaykalsky region.

Named by

Godefroit et al.

Year named

2014

Period

Middle to Late Jurassic

Found in

Ukureyskaya Formation, Kulinda locality, Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, Russia

A small ornithischian (usually considered a basal neornithischian). It is notable for preserving filament-like feather-type structures and scales, which suggests that feather-like coverings may have been widespread in dinosaurs. The exact age of the formation is debated, and it is often given as Middle to Late Jurassic.