Dinosaur
Anzu
Anzu combined a toothless beak, long legs and a prominent bony crest.
Anzu combined a toothless beak, long legs and a prominent bony crest. Partial skeletons document a large North American caenagnathid with a bird-like outline.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Anzu at a glance
- Diet
- Possible plant or mixed diet
- When it lived
- Late Cretaceous
- Group
- Caenagnathidae
- Caenagnathids
- Fossil locations
- Hell Creek Formation, North America
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Anzu
Anzu combined a toothless beak, long legs and a prominent bony crest. Partial skeletons document a large North American caenagnathid with a bird-like outline.
The thin bony crest and toothless beak are distinctive features of its skull. Its exact diet and the biological function of the crest remain subjects of research.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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