Alvarezsauridae

Life reconstruction of Albertonykus borealis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alvarezsauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Superfamilia: †Alvarezsauroidea

Familia: †Alvarezsauridae
Subfamiliae: Alvarezsaurinae – Parvicursorinae

Overview of genera

Albinykus – Alvarezsaurus – Bonapartenykus – Haplocheirus – Kol – Patagonynkus – Mononykus – Shuvuuia – Parvicursor – Patagonykus – Trierarchuncus – Xixianykus
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Name

Alvarezsauridae Bonaparte, 1991

References

• Choiniere, J.N., Xu, X., Clark, J.M., Forster, C.A., Guo, Y. & Han, F. 2010. A basal alvarezsauroid theropod from the early Late Jurassic of Xinjiang, China. Science 327: 571–574. DOI: 10.1126/science.1182143
• Nesbitt, S.J., Clarke, J.A., Turner, A.H. & Norell, M.A. 2011. A small alvarezsaurid from the eastern Gobi Desert offers insight into evolutionary patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(1): 144–153. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.540053
• Turner, A.H., Nesbitt, S.J. & Norell, M.A. 2009. A large alvarezsaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum novitates (3648). Abstract.
• Xu, X. et al. 2010. A basal parvicursorine (Theropoda: Alvarezsauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of China. Zootaxa 2413: 1–19. Preview (PDF).