Leptorhynchos

slender beak

• leptos · Greek · slender, thin
• rhynchos · Greek · beak, snout

The name combines Greek words for "slender" and "beak" or "snout". It refers to the narrow, toothless, bird-like beak of this small caenagnathid (oviraptorosaur) theropod. The genus was created for the species originally described as Ornithomimus elegans, which was later moved to Chirostenotes.

Named by

Longrich

Year named

2008

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada (L. elegans); Aguja Formation, Texas, USA (L. gaddisi)

A small caenagnathid oviraptorosaur. Type species is L. elegans; L. gaddisi was named later from Texas. Some researchers have treated L. elegans as belonging to Chirostenotes, but it is now widely regarded as a separate genus. The exact spelling is "Leptorhynchos". Details such as the exact stage range and the authorship of the second species are from memory, so treat them with some caution.