Caenagnathus is a genus of caenagnathid oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period. It is known from partial remains including lower jaws, a tail vertebra, hand bones, hind limbs, and
Caenagnathus mandible
Mandible (left) compared to that of Chirostenotes (right)
Anzu is a genus of caenagnathid dinosaur from North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Hell Creek Formation. The type species, Anzu wyliei, know
Caenagnathus
…and weighed about 85–100 kg (187–220 lb). It was a large oviraptorosaurian, with some specimens suggesting it achieved sizes comparable to its relative Anzu. Like Anzu, it had a toothless lower beak that was shallower in depth than those of elmisaurines. It also shared with Anzu less gracile proportions…