Albertonykus Longrich and Currie 2009 (Alberta claw)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Alvarezsauridae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie. 2009. Albertonykus borealis, a new alvarezsaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Maastrichtian of Alberta, Canada: implications for the systematics and ecology of the Alvarezsauridae. Cretaceous Research 30(1):239-252

Parent taxon: Alvarezsauridae according to K. Kubo et al. 2023

See also Agnolin et al. 2012, Averianov and Lopatin 2021, Choiniere et al. 2010, Longrich and Currie 2009 and Xu et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Achillesaurus, Alnashetri, Alvarezsaurus, Elopteryx, Parvicursorinae, Trierarchuncus

Subtaxa: Albertonykus borealis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: South Dakota)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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