Huaxiagnathus
| Huaxiagnathus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Huaxiagnathus orientalis fossil displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Compsognathidae |
| Genus: | †Huaxiagnathus Hwang et al., 2004 |
| Species: | †H. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Huaxiagnathus orientalis Hwang et al., 2004 | |
Huaxiagnathus is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China. It was a compsognathid, large for that group at about half a meter longer than Compsognathus and larger specimens of Sinosauropteryx, with the largest specimen about 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) in length.
The name Huaxiagnathus is derived from the Chinese Hua Xia, 華夏, a traditional word for "China", and from the Greek gnathos, Latinised into gnathus, meaning "jaw."
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