Reptilia - Theropoda - Alvarezsauridae
Synonym: Mononychus Perle et al. 1993 [replaced name]
Full reference: A. Perle, M. A. Norell, L. M. Chiappe and J. M. Clark. 1993. Correction: Flightless bird from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 363:188
Parent taxon: Parvicursorinae according to K. Kubo et al. 2023
See also Agnolin et al. 2012, Alifanov and Barsbold 2009, Averianov and Lopatin 2021, Chiappe 1996, Chiappe 2002, Chiappe et al. 1994, Chiappe et al. 1996, Chiappe et al. 2002, Choiniere et al. 2010, Gianechini et al. 2011, Kurochkin 2000, Longrich and Currie 2009, Longrich et al. 2010, Martinelli and Vera 2007, Nesbitt et al. 2011, Norell et al. 1993, Norell and Makovicky 1999, Novas 1994, Novas 1996, Novas 1997, Novas et al. 2013, Padian 2004, Perle et al. 1994, Perle et al. 1993, Perle et al. 1993, Salgado et al. 2009, Torices et al. 2015, Turner et al. 2009, White et al. 2015 and Xu et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Albinykus, Ceratonykini, Ceratonykus, Dzharaonyx, Jaculinykus, Khulsanurus, Linhenykus, Mononykini, Ondogurvel, Parvicursor, Shuvuuia, Xixianykus
Subtaxa: Mononykus olecranus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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