TheropodaOviraptorosauriaIGM 100/1002

Khaan mckennai

Khaan mckennai skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~1.1 m.
Scale bar = 25 centimeters
Taxon
Khaan mckennai Clark et al., 2001
Specimen
IGM 100/1002
Reconstructed length
~1.1 m (3.5 feet)
Life stage
subadult
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2003, revised 2017
Clade
  1. Theropoda
  2. Tetanurae
  3. Coelurosauria
  4. Maniraptoriformes
  5. Maniraptora
  6. Oviraptorosauria

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Khaan mckennai was an oviraptorosaur theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Like other oviraptors, Khaan would have been winged, and probably laid eggs in ground nests that one or more parents sat in and protected. This skeletal is based on IGM 100/1002, a particularly complete subadult individual that was missing only the middle and back of the tail.

The evidence

What the specimen actually preserves

Known skeletal material of Khaan mckennai: preserved elements shown in white against a black body silhouette.
Known material of IGM 100/1002: elements preserved in the specimen are shown in white; unpreserved regions are left as black silhouette. Drawn 2004, revised 2017

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