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Patagonykus

A small alvarezsauroid theropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina.

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Patagonykus, whose name means "Patagonian claw," was a small alvarezsauroid theropod from Argentina's Late Cretaceous. Its well-preserved but skull-less skeleton was found in the Portezuelo Formation. Gregory S. Paul estimated this dinosaur reached 1 meter in length and weighed about 3.5 kilograms.

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassReptilia
  4. CladeDinosauria
  5. CladeSaurischia
  6. CladeTheropoda
  7. Genus†Patagonykus
  8. SpeciesPatagonykus puertai

Named by Novas, 1996

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Patagonykus (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How big is it?

Size comparison: Patagonykus and a personA 1 m long patagonykus drawn to scale next to a 1.8 m tall person. Schematic shapes, not a likeness.1 m1.8 m

Largest length in the source, 1 m, next to a 1.8 m person.

Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Patagonykus

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puertai

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