Machairasaurus
Encyclopedia
Machairasaurus is a genus
of oviraptorid
dinosaur
which was found in the Bayan Mandahu Formation
, China
during the late Cretaceous
period. It was first named by Nicholas R. Longrich, Philip J. Currie and Dong Zhi-Ming in 2010
and the type species is Machairasaurus leptonychus.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of oviraptorid
Oviraptoridae
Oviraptoridae is a group of bird-like, herbivorous and omnivorous maniraptoran dinosaurs. Oviraptorids are characterized by their toothless, parrot-like beaks and, in some cases, elaborate crests. They were generally small, measuring between one and two metres long in most cases, though some...
dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
which was found in the Bayan Mandahu Formation
Bayan Mandahu Formation
The Bayan Mandahu Formation is a geological unit of "redbeds" located near the village of Bayan Mandahu in Inner Mongolia, China Asia and dates from the Late Cretaceous Period...
, China
China
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during the late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
period. It was first named by Nicholas R. Longrich, Philip J. Currie and Dong Zhi-Ming in 2010
2010 in paleontology
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and the type species is Machairasaurus leptonychus.