Chirostenotes was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada), Coahuila (Mexico) and North Dakota.
Quick facts about Chirostenotes:
- Existed from 83.5 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a omnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 26 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Chirostenotes was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- J. D. Archibald. 1982. A study of Mammalia and geology across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Garfield County, Montana. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 122:1-286
- P. J. Currie. 1989. The first records of <i>Elmisaurus</i> (Saurischia, Theropoda) from North America. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 26(6):1319-1324
- P. J. Currie and S. J. Godfrey. 1994. New caenagnathid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of North America and Asia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30(10-11):2255-2272
