Bannykus

Ban-ne-kus.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Bannykus ‭(‬half claw‭).

Phonetic

Ban-ne-kus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Alvarezsauroidea.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

B.‭ ‬wulatensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Inner Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bayin-Gobi Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Bannykus is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬The overall lack of fossil remains at the time of‭ ‬its description makes it hard to ascertain details about Bannykus,‭ ‬though the size of the leg bones alone suggest that Bannykus was among the larger known alvarezsaurs.

Further Reading

Further reading -‭ ‬Two early Cretaceous fossils document transitional stages in alvarezsaurian dinosaur evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Current Biology‭ ‬28:2853-2860.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Choiniere,‭ ‬Q.-W.‭ ‬Tan,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benson,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Clark,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Sullivan,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬F.-L.‭ ‬Han,‭ ‬Q.-Y.‭ ‬Ma,‭ ‬Y.-M.‭ ‬He,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Xing‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Tan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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