Reptilia - Theropoda - Alvarezsauridae
Alternative combination: Shuuvia deserti
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
Belongs to Shuvuuia according to K. Kubo et al. 2023
See also Alifanov and Barsbold 2009, Averianov et al. 2023, Bever and Norell 2009, Chiappe 2002, Chiappe et al. 1998, Chiappe et al. 2002, Choiniere et al. 2010, Czepiński 2020, Delcourt and Grillo 2014, Gianechini et al. 2011, Longrich and Currie 2009, Longrich et al. 2010, Martinelli and Vera 2007, Norell et al. 2018, Norell and Makovicky 1999, Padian 2004, Suzuki et al. 2002, Turner et al. 2007, Turner et al. 2009, Turner et al. 2011, Xu et al. 2013 and Xu et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGI 100/975, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Ukhaa Tolgod (AMNH), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone/mudstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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