Kwanasaurus, a new silesaurid from Colorado, USA

[Halichoeres]

New material of the dinosauromorph Dromomeron, and a new genus and species: Kwanasaurus williamparkeri (Ute "kwana" = "eagle" + saurus). The holotype is a maxilla, but there are lots of referred specimens representing lower jaws, limb elements, pieces of the hip girdle, and teeth.

Here's the left dentary (lower jaw):


And a reconstruction by Gabriel Ugueto (if you're not following him on Twitter, you're doing life wrong):

Feathers are speculative but plausible.

open access in PeerJ: https://peerj.com/articles/7551/

[Funk]

Dromomeron is still a lagerpetid, though!

[Halichoeres]

Dromomeron is still a lagerpetid, though!

Right you are, thanks.

[ZoPteryx]

It's so awesome the diversity of proto-dinos that have come to light in recent years.