Canadian dinosaurs · Drawing 09 of 32
Chirostenotes
Alberta · Late Cretaceous
Chirostenotes had long, slender hands. This lightly built dinosaur is known from fossils found in Alberta.
Did you know?
Its name refers to its narrow hands.
Look together
Can you find the long fingers?
An idea to try
Compare its hands with Tyrannosaurus’s tiny arms.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Chirostenotes pergracilis is a Late Cretaceous caenagnathid. Remains from the Dinosaur Park Formation have been studied anatomically. Parts of the complete body, head and feather covering shown here are reconstructed through comparisons with better-known relatives.
Look together: Can you find the long fingers? Compare its hands with Tyrannosaurus’s tiny arms.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified reconstruction informed by fossils and scientific comparisons. The pose, colours and setting are not directly known. Animals are not drawn to the same scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: ChirostenotesSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
- University of Alberta: Currie Lab fieldwork and publicationsSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
