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Chirostenote was a genus of oviraptorosaurid dinosaur in the Late Cretaceous about 76.5 million years ago in Alberta, Canada. George Fryer Sternberg found it in 1914 near Little Sandhill Creek in the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation of Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has long arms with relatively straight claws and powerful legs with slender toes. It was an omnivorous dinosaur that walked on two legs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chirostenotes had large eye sockets, which means it has good vision and a bird-like brain. It has feathers around the tail and arms used to raise young and to display to mates or competitors. It had no teeth, but a beak and an elongated second finger that could impale amphibians, reptiles and unarmored mammals. It had a parrot-like skull with a bony crest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chirostenotes were estimated to be 2.5 meters long and weighed 100 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did Chirostenotes eat?<\/strong>
Chirostenotes was an omnivorous dinosaur that ate both plants and meat.<\/p> <\/div>
What does Chirostenotes mean?<\/strong>
The name Chirostenotes means \"narrow hand\".<\/p> <\/div>
When was the Chirostenotes found?<\/strong>
George Fryer Sternberg found it in 1914 near Little Sandhill Creek in the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation of Canada.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
How could Chirostenotes kill his prey?<\/strong>
Chirostenotes had an elongated second finger that could impale amphibians, reptiles and unarmored mammals.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\t\n\t