Genus
Valid Extinct

Albinykus

Nesbitt et al. 2011
Etymology De ''Albin'', signifiant ''lumière errante'', terme utilisé par les chamans mongols pour décrire des phénomènes lumineux dans le désert de Gobi et du Grec ''onyx'' signifiant ''griffe''.

Albinykus is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur whose fossils have been found in the Late Cretaceous-aged (Santonian) Javkhlant Formation in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The type species, A. baatar, was named by Sterling J. Nesbitt, Julia A. Clarke, Alan H. Turner and Mark A. Norell in 2011.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Albinykus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Alvarezsauria Infraorder
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Alvarezsauroidea Unranked clade
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Alvarezsauridae Family
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Parvicursorinae Subfamily
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Albinykus Genus
Measurements
Length
0,6 m ⓘ
Albinykus baatar
Mass
0,35 kg ⓘ
Albinykus baatar
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Javkhlant
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Albinykus baatar 86 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. J. Nesbitt, J. A. Clarke, and A. H. Turner, M. A. Norell. 2011. A small alvarezsaurid from the Eastern Gobi Desert offers insight into evolutionary patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(1):144-153 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. J. Nesbitt, J. A. Clarke, and A. H. Turner, M. A. Norell. 2011. A small alvarezsaurid from the Eastern Gobi Desert offers insight into evolutionary patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(1):144-153 DOI ↗