Caenagnathus
| Caenagnathus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| Skeletal reconstruction, showing all known elements | |
| Holotype mandible | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Caenagnathidae |
| Subfamily: | †Caenagnathinae |
| Genus: | †Caenagnathus Sternberg, 1940 |
| Species: | †C. collinsi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Caenagnathus collinsi Sternberg, 1940
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Caenagnathus ('recent jaw') is a genus of caenagnathid oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period (Campanian stage, about 75 million years ago). It is known from partial remains including lower jaws, a tail vertebra, hand bones, hind limbs, and pelvis, all found in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada.