| Kiyacursor Temporal range: fossilrange = Early Cretaceous, Aptian | |
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| Life Restoration by Prehistoric Production | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Family: | †Noasauridae |
| Genus: | †Kiyacursor Averianov, 2024 |
| Species: | †K. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kiyacursor longipes Averianov, 2024 | |
Kiyacursor (meaning Kiya River runner) is an extinct genus of noasaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Early Cretaceous. The type and only species is Kiyacursor longpipes.
Discovery and Naming[]
The holotype (KOKM 5542) was discovered in sediments of Ilek formation in Kemerovo Oblast. It was described as a long-necked individual in 2023. However, it was considered a nomen nudum until Averianov described it as a new genus in 2024.
Description[]
The holotype specimen contains a fragmented skeleton ,a scapulocoracoid, humerus, and much of its hind limbs. It is 2.5 meters (8.2ft). the holotype fossil (KOKM 5542) was a subadult, and it indicated that it could have been larger as an adult. Also, the third metatarsal is large, and it was capable of running fast.
Classification[]
Kiyacursor is classified as a basal noasaurid.
Paleoecology[]
Since it was found at Ilek formation, it coexisted with Psittacosaurus, Sibirotitan, and several others.
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