Qiupanykus

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Qiupanykus
Temporal range:
Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Alvarezsauridae
Subfamily:
Parvicursorinae
Genus: Qiupanykus
et al, 2018
Species:
Q. zhangi
Binomial name
Qiupanykus zhangi
et al., 2018

Qiupanykus (meaning "Qiupa claw" after the Qiupa Formation) is a genus of

alvarezsaurid coelurosaur theropod from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of southern China.[1]

Fossil eggs believed to be those of an oviraptorid found in association with the holotype specimen indicate that both Qiupanykus and other alvarezsaurids may have been specialist egg eaters that used their robust thumb claws to crack open eggshells.[1]

Phylogeny

Parvicursorinae in the description, this position would make it a member of Parvicursorinae sensu Xu et al. (2013).[2]

References

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  2. ^ Xu, X.; Upchurch, P.; Ma, Q.; Pittman, M.; Choiniere, J.; Sullivan, C.; Hone, D.W.E.; Tan, Q.; Tan, L.; Xiao, D.; Han, F. (2013). "Osteology of the Late Cretaceous alvarezsauroid Linhenykus monodactylus from China and comments on alvarezsauroid biogeography". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 58 (1): 25–46.