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

Linhenykus was a small dinosaur, measuring 50 cm long and weighing 500 g. Its femur length is 7 cm.

Alvarezsauroids

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