Linhenykus Research Paper

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Linhenykus
Linhenykus is an extinct genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the most known member of the Parvicursorinae. The genus gets its name from Linhe, a city near the site where the fossil was first found and Greek nykus, . The specific name is derived from Greek monos, and daktylos, a reference to the fact that it is the only known non-avian dinosaur to have had but a single digit. Most of these Linhenykus had three fingers just like the dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex. The Linhenykus has lost the outer stumps and is the only dinosaur with a one finger hand.But this was not the result of evolution in progress as it was closer to the base of the alvarezsaurid family tree

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