Species
Valid Extinct

Mononykus olecranus

(Perle et al. 1993)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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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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Mononykus Genus
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Mononykus olecranus Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
2
Geological formations
Nemegt
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Bibliography
Original description
A. Perle, M. A. Norell, and L. M. Chiappe, J. M. Clark. 1993. Flightless bird from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 362:623-626
Bibliography (2)
A. Perle, L. M. Chiappe, and R. Barsbold, J. M. Clark, M. A. Norell. 1994. Skeletal morphology of Mononykus olecranus (Theropoda: Avialae) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3105:1-29
A. Perle, M. A. Norell, and L. M. Chiappe, J. M. Clark. 1993. Flightless bird from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 362:623-626