Ceratonykus
Name:
Ceratonykus
(Horned claw).
Phonetic: Ce-rat-on-y-kus.
Named By: V. R. Alifanov & R.
Barsbold - 2009.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda, Alvarezsauridae.
Species: C. oculatus (type).
Diet: Insectivore?
Size: Estimatedup to 75 centimetres long.
Known locations: Mongolia - Barun Goyot
Formation.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Although based upon incomplete remains, Ceratonykus is known to have been one of the alvarezsaurs. Other alvarezsaurs from the same formation include Parvicursor and possibly Mononykus.
Further reading
- Ceratonykus oculatus gen. et sp. nov., a
new dinosaur (?
Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.
- Paleontological Journal 43(1):94-106. - V. R.
Alifanov & R. Barsbold - 2009.
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