Shuvuuia Chiappe et al. 1998 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Alvarezsauridae

Full reference: L. M. Chiappe, M. A. Norell, and J. M. Clark. 1998. The skull of a relative of the stem-group bird Mononykus. Nature 392:275-278

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

Sister taxa: Albinykus, Ceratonykini, Ceratonykus, Dzharaonyx, Jaculinykus, Khulsanurus, Linhenykus, Mononykini, Mononykus, Ondogurvel, Parvicursor, Xixianykus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mongolia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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