Shanag

Mongolian "shanag" (a traditional Mongolian priest's cap)

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Shanag is a small feathered theropod known from a partial jaw and skull material from Mongolia. The name comes from the Mongolian word "shanag", which I recall as referring to a traditional Mongolian priest's cap, apparently alluding to a feature of the fossil. I am not certain of the exact feature the name alludes to. The only named species is Shanag ashile.

Named by

Turner, Pol and Norell

Year named

2011

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Höövör locality, Mongolia

A small theropod usually classified as a basal dromaeosaurid (some analyses place it differently among paravians). The etymology detail, particularly what the cap refers to, is from memory and should be checked against the original 2011 description.