Dinosaur: Shuvuuia deserti
Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Length*: | 1.15 m | 3.8 ft |
Weight*: | 2.7 kg | 6 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Chiappe, Norell & Clark
Year: 1998
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Djadokhta
Sources
Material: At least several individuals (partial skeletons and also skulls).
References: Suzuki, Chiappe, Dyke, Watabe, Barsbold and Tsogtbaatar, (2002). A new specimen of Shuvuuia deserti Chiappe et al., 1998, from the Mongolian Late Cretaceous with a discussion of the relationships of alvarezsaurids to other theropod dinosaurs.
Locations
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