Shanag
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Shanag is a genus of small carnivourus dinosaur. It was a dromaeosaur, a relative of the Velociraptor.[1]
| Shanag Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Eumaniraptora |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Genus: | †Shanag Turner et al., 2007 |
| Species: | †S. ashile
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| Shanag ashile Turner et al., 2007
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Shanag was about 1.5 meters with a weight of five kilograms when fully grown.
References
change- ↑ Turner, A.S.; Hwang, S.H.; Norell, M.A. (2007). "A small derived theropod from Öösh, Early Cretaceous, Baykhangor Mongolia" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3557): 1–27. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3557[1:ASDTFS]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 31096081. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
