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Shishugounykus lived about 160 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.2
It was one of the earliest alvarezsaurian dinosaurs, a group known for their short, strong arms and big claws.2
Shishugounykus weighed about 6.8 kilograms, roughly as much as a large house cat.2
Its name means 'Shishugou claw', after the rock formation where it was found and its sharp claws.1
Shishugounykus lived alongside two other alvarezsaurian dinosaurs: Haplocheirus and Aorun.2
The holotype specimen is an adult that was almost fully grown, with bones that show it was not a baby.2

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Shishugounykus
?How big was Shishugounykus?
It was small, weighing about 6.8 kilograms, which is roughly as much as a large house cat.2
?What did Shishugounykus eat?
It was a meat-eating dinosaur, so it likely ate small animals and insects.1
?When did Shishugounykus live?
It lived about 160 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.2
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Shishugounykus
- Benoem deur
- Qin et al. 20193
- Groep
- Vleisvretende dino's
- Familie / klade
- Alvarezsauria3
- Klassifikasie
- Theropoda3
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 162 tot 155 miljoen jaar (Oxfordian)3
- Rotsformasies
- Shishugou3
- Lande
- China3
- Fossielrekords
- 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
- Ontdekking
- Shishugounykus was named in 2019 by scientists Qin, Clark, Choiniere and Xu. The fossils were found in the Shishugou Formation of Xinjiang, China.32
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure exactly how Shishugounykus used its strong claws, but they think it might have been for digging or catching prey.2
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Shishugounykus (en.wikipedia.org)
- A new alvarezsaurian theropod from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of western China (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- Shishugounykus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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