Machairasaurus
| Machairasaurus Temporal range: Campanian, | |
|---|---|
| Forearm and hand in dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) views, showing the elongate claws | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Oviraptoridae |
| Subfamily: | †Heyuanninae |
| Genus: | †Machairasaurus Longrich, Currie & Dong, 2010 |
| Species: | †M. leptonychus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Machairasaurus leptonychus Longrich, Currie & Dong, 2010 | |
Machairasaurus is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur which was found in the Bayan Mandahu Formation, China, dating to the late Cretaceous period.