Anzu wyliei

By Sam Stanton on @artisticthingem

Name: Anzu wyliei

Name Meaning: Wylie’s feathered demon 

First Described: 2014

Described By: Lamanna et al. 

Classification:  Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Oviraptorosauria, Caenagnathoidea, Caenagnathidae, Caenagnathinae 

Anzu is a recently discovered Caenagnathid that was discovered this past year, famously dubbed “the chicken from hell.” It lived 66 million years ago, in the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous. It was about 3 to 3.5 meters long and 1.5 meters tall. It is the largest known oviraptor from North America, and the first well-preserved oviraptor known from North America. It was found in the Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation of Montana and South Dakota. It had a huge crest on its skull, no teeth, and was extremely bird like. It was probably a sister species of Caenagnathus, and was probably an omnivore or an herbivore. It lived in an ancient floodplain, which is very different from the environment Asian oviraptors lived in: semi-arid or arid. It was a fast runner, and probably was a generalist. It probably used its crest for display between members of the species. 

Source: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzu_(dinosaur)

Shout out goes to malazan-warren-mastermage!