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Caenagnathidae

Citipes elegans SIHTEEPEZ

"elegant"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Citipes 2.1 m (6.9 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Citipes
Length
2.1 m (6.9 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
North America · Canada · Alberta, Canada
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Caenagnathidae

Citipes () is an extinct genus of caenagnathid theropod from the Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta, Canada. The genus contains only one species, the type species, C. elegans. The generic name of Citipes is Latin for “fleet-footed”, and the specific epithet “elegans” is Latin for “elegant”. The type specimen of Citipes has a convoluted taxonomic history, and has been previously assigned to the genera Ornithomimus, Macrophalangia, Elmisaurus, Chirostenotes, and Leptorhynchos before being given its own genus in 2020.

What we know

  • Named by Funston, 2020.
  • Body length estimated at about 2.1 m.
  • Fossils found in North America and Canada.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Citipes — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.