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Dinosaur: Jaculinykus yaruui
| Length*: | 1.07 m | 3.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 2 kg | 4 lb |
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Earliest Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Kubo et al.
Year: 2023
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Barun Goyot
Locations
Sources
Material: Nearly complete skeleton with a skull.
References: Kubo et al. (2023). "A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur (Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia provides insights for bird-like sleeping behavior in non-avian dinosaurs".
