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sharp-clawed runner
Shuvuuia
Say it like this: “shu-VOO-ee-a”
Shuvuuia deserti
Shuvuuia ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Mongolia.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 1998 · Chiappe, L. M.; Norell, M. A.; Clark, J. M.
- Hip height
- 0.2 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 1 m · 3 ft
- Weight
- 4 kg · 9 lb
- Found in
- Mongolia · Djadokhta
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Parvicursorinae
The story in short
Shuvuuia was formally named in 1998 by L. M. Chiappe and colleagues.
Fossils referred to Shuvuuia date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Djadokhta Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Shuvuuia at a length near 1 m, hips about 0.2 m high, and a body mass around 4 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Parvicursorinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.