Mononykus olecranus Variant:Unprimed tenía patas robustas con articulaciones

tenía patas robustas con articulaciones similares a las de los tetrápodos modernos

Snout-tail length 205 mm

Este sistema permitía procesar vegetación dura o fibrosa mediante un mecanismo mandibular especializado

This dinosaur belonged to the group of ornithomimids

Its discovery helped reshape the understanding of diversity within theropods

Mononykus olecranus Variant:Unprimed tenía patas robustas con articulacionesMononykus olecranus was a small theropod dinosaur belonging to the alvarezsaurid family that inhabited the desert regions of Central Asia during the Late Cretaceous, approximately 70 million years ago. It was a lightly built, highly specialized animal, measuring approximately 1 to 1. 2 meters in length and weighing an estimated few kilograms. Its anatomy reflects a combination of adaptations unique among non avian dinosaurs, particularly those related