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Khaan

Khaan

Pronunciation:: kahn
Name meaning:: 'ruler'

Khaan

© Berislav Krzic

small theropod silhouette

Type of dinosaur:: small theropod
Length:: 1.8m

Diet:: omnivorous
When it lived:: Late Cretaceous, 81-75 million years ago
Found in:: Mongolia

This dinosaur is known from 3 skeletons with skulls. It is a beaked dinosaur very similar to Oviraptor, Ingenia and Conchoraptor.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Oviraptorosauria, Caenagnathoidea, Oviraptoridae, Ingeniinae
Named by:: Clark, Norell and Barsbold (2001)
Type species:: mckennai

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