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Alvarezsaurus
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Alvarezsaurus is a small dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina, about 86–83 million years ago. It measured about two meters in length and weighed 20 kilograms.
Quick Facts Alvarezsaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
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Family: | Alvarezsauridae |
Genus: | Alvarezsaurus Bonaparte, 1991 |
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A. calvoi Bonaparte, 1991 (type) |
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It was named by paleontologist Jose Bonaparte in 1991. It walked on two legs, had a long tail, and its leg structure suggests that it was a fast runner.[1] It may have eaten insects. It was more basal than other, better-known, members of its family, such as Mononykus and Shuvuuia.