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Linhenykus
Sign in to saveLinhenykus is an extinct genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the most basal known member of the Parvicursorinae. The genus gets its name from Linhe, a city near the site where the fossil was first found and Greek nykus, "claw". The specific name is derived from Greek monos, "single", and daktylos, "finger", a reference to the fact that it is the only known non-avian dinosaur to have had but a single digit.
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Linhenykus is an extinct genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the most basal known member of the Parvicursorinae. The genus gets its name from Linhe, a city near the site where the fossil was first found and Greek nykus, "claw". The specific name is derived from Greek monos, "single", and daktylos, "finger", a reference to the fact that it is the only known non-avian dinosaur to have had but a single digit.
==Description== thumb|left|Mounted skeleton of L. monodactylus, incorporating holotype materials. thumb|left|Reconstruction by Nobu Tamura. thumb|Reconstruction by Julius T. Csotonyi|Julius Csotonyi.|left|238x238px Linhenykus was a small dinosaur, measuring long and weighing . Its femur length is .