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Chirostenotes: quick facts

Chirostenotes is known from fragmentary remains found inAlberta, Canada. Each hand had three narrow, clawed fingers, with the middle finger being considerably longer than the others. Also discovered i

Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
7 feet (2.1 meters)
Family
Elmisauridae

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