Reptilia - Theropoda - Caenagnathidae
Alternative spelling: Caenognathus
Full reference: R. M. Sternberg. 1940. A toothless bird from the Cretaceous of Alberta. Journal of Paleontology 14(1):81-85
Parent taxon: Caenagnathinae according to G. F. Funston 2020
See also Barsbold 1981, Barsbold 1983, Barsbold 1997, Brodkorb 1978, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1986, Cracraft 1971, Currie 1992, Currie and Russell 1985, Currie and Russell 1988, Dodson 1983, Funston and Currie 2016, Funston et al. 2016, Funston et al. 2015, Gauthier 1986, Lamanna et al. 2014, Longrich 2008, Longrich et al. 2013, Lü et al. 2015, Molnar 1980, Osmólska et al. 2004, Paul 1988, Rauhut 2003, Romer 1966, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Steel 1970, Sternberg 1940, Sues 1994, Sues 1997, Swinton 1970, Thulborn 1984, Tsuihiji et al. 2015, Tsuihiji et al. 2017, Varricchio 2001 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Anzu, Apatoraptor, Caenagnathasia, Citipes, Elmisaurus, Epichirostenotes, Hagryphus
Subtaxa: Caenagnathus collinsi
Type: Caenagnathus collinsi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta collections), United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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