Shuvuuia

Shuvuuia
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Superorder:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Suborder:
Theropoda
Family:
Alvarezsauridae
Genus:
Shuvuuia

Chiappe, Norell & Clark, 1998
Species
  • S. deserti Chiappe, Norell, & Clark, 1998 (type)

Shuvuuia is a genus of bird-like theropod dinosaur from the later Cretaceous of Mongolia.

It is a member of the family Alvarezsauridae, small coelurosaurian dinosaurs which have short but powerful forelimbs specialized for digging.

The name Shuvuuia is derived from the Mongolian word shuvuu meaning "bird".


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