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Ceratonykus is a genus comprising a single species of dinosaurs known as the Ceratonykus oculatus. The dinosaurs are called alvarezsaurids, classifying them as small dinosaurs with strong, long legs. The dinosaur fossils were discovered in 2003 in the Khermiin Tsav locality in Mongolia. Vladimir Alifanov and Rinchen Barsbold coined the name in 2009. The dinosaur was identified by studying the skeleton fragments of a singular specimen, including its incomplete skull.
The pronunciation of Ceratonykus is 'Ce-rat-on-y-kus'.
Ceratonykus, meaning 'horned claw', was a species of theropod dinosaur that belonged to the family Alvarezsauridae. They were small, non-avian dinosaurs.
Ceratonykus roamed the Earth during the Late Cretaceous period, during the Campanian age.
It's not known when exactly Ceratonykus became extinct. If the species did survive throughout the Campanian age, they became extinct during events that caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs and several other animal species on Earth roughly 66 million years ago.
Since the dinosaurs are considered insectivores, they possibly lived in forests and dryland, in habitats similar to that of anteaters, pangolins, or aardvarks.
These late Cretaceous period dinosaurs were terrestrial animals.
It's not known whether Ceratonykus lived in groups or solitary lives.
The lifespan of Ceratonykus dinosaurs is not known.
Ceratonykus were oviparous, giving birth to their young ones by laying eggs.
Ceratonykus (Ceratonykus oculatus) had long and strong hind legs that enabled them to run at high speeds. They had tiny, bird-like forelimbs that were probably reduced to one large claw. Fossils suggest that they had muscular arms for digging and tearing. The dinosaurs also had a tube-like snout.
Only one Ceratonykus specimen has been found to date. Several fragments of its skeleton and an incomplete skull fossil were found, including an incomplete lower jaw. The post-cranial elements comprise a few cervical and caudal vertebrae, sternum, fragments of the right humerus, parts of the ilium, hind limbs, right and left coracoids, and distal elements of the forelimbs. The entire skeleton structure and bone count of the dinosaur remain unknown.
It's not known how Ceratonykus communicated.
Ceratonykus was about 2.5 ft (75 cm) in length. There are no measures regarding the height of the dinosaurs. But, it is hypothesized that they were around six times smaller than the 40 ft (12 m) long Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Ceratonykus had long hindlimbs, which helped them to sprint. The exact speed of the dinosaurs cannot be estimated based on existing data and evidence.
Ceratonykus weighed approximately 1.68 lb (0.76 kg).
There are no specific names for males and females.
A baby Ceratonykus was called a juvenile.
They had a tube-shaped snout, which suggests that they might have fed on insects, like termites.
It's not known whether they were aggressive or not.
The study of Ceratonykus bones showed that these Alvarezsaurid dinosaurs differed from other Theropods based on features like having short femora and spikelike bones in their carpometacarpal and distinctive natural endocasts. Pleurocoels, or large openings on the sides of the vertebrae, is another theropod feature missing in Ceratonykus dinosaurs. The study of the skull indicated that the dinosaur's eyes were close together and placed anterior to the brain. The skull examination led to the understanding that the eyes were the key sensory organ of the Ceratonykus.
https://eol.org/pages/47458531
https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Ceratonykus
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/c/ceratonykus.html
https://dinosaurpictures.org/Ceratonykus-pictures
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratonykus
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dinosaur-extinction
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