Kuszholia

bird's way (Milky Way)

• kus · Kazakh · bird
• zholy · Kazakh · way, path

The name comes from the Kazakh "Kus Zholy", meaning "the bird's path", which is the traditional Kazakh name for the Milky Way. It was chosen for a small bird-like dinosaur from the Kyzylkum region of Central Asia. The type species is Kuszholia mengi.

Named by

Averianov and Sues

Year named

2021

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Turonian

Found in

Bissekty Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

A small, early bird (avialan) known mainly from a fused sacral region (synsacrum). It is placed among early birds close to the pygostylian lineage. Its exact position within birds is uncertain.