Stenonychosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Stenonychosaurus (meaning "narrow claw lizard") is a genus of troodontid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada based on a foot, fragments of a hand, and some caudal vertebrae.
| Stenonychosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
77.5–74.5 mya and possibly later | |
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| Genus: | Stenonychosaurus
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A 2017 description had redeemed the validity of Stenonychosaurus and had informalised the genus "Troodon", synonymising it with Latenivenatrix.
Description
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Stenonychosaurus was a small dinosaur, up to 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) in height, 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) in length,[1] and up to 50 kilograms (110 lb) in mass.[2][3]They, like most related dromaeosaurs such as Velociraptor and Deinonychus had retractable sickle-like claws on their feet.
References
change- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2008) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages Supplementary Information
- ↑ Paul, G.S. (1988). Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 396. ISBN 0-671-61946-2.
- ↑ Turner, Alan H.; Mark A. Norell; Diego Pol; Julia A. Clarke; Gregory M. Erickson (2007). "A Basal Dromaeosaurid, And Size Evolution, Preceding Avian Flight". Science Magazine. 317 (5843): 1378–81. Bibcode:2007Sci...317.1378T. doi:10.1126/science.1144066. PMID 17823350. S2CID 2519726. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
