Khaan
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| Khaan mckennai Clark, Norell, & Barsbold, 2001 |
Khaan (IPA pronunciation: ['χaːŋ], etymology: Derived from the Mongolian for 'lord') was an oviraptorid dinosaur that was found in the Djadochta Formation of Mongolia and lived in the Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years ago.
Khaan did not differ much from other oviraptorids. At first, its remains were assigned to "Ingenia", but the Khaan manual structure differs sufficiently from that of "Ingenia" for it to be assigned to its own genus. Among oviraptorids, it was probably more closely related to Conchoraptor.
Like other oviraptorids, Khaan was probably a meat eater, feeding on small vertebrates like mammals, lizards and possibly other small dinosaurs. It was also probably feathered.
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