Shuvuuia

Shuvuuia is a genus of bird-like theropod dinosaur from the later Cretaceous of Mongolia.

Shuvuuia Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Family:	Alvarezsauridae
Genus:	Shuvuuia Chiappe, Norell & Clark, 1998
Species
S. deserti Chiappe, Norell, & Clark, 1998 (type)

It is a member of the family Alvarezsauridae, small coelurosaurian dinosaurs which have short but powerful forelimbs specialized for digging.

The name Shuvuuia is derived from the Mongolian word shuvuu meaning "bird".

Shuvuuia Media

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  Size of various Alvarezsaurids compared to a human, Shuvuuia in blue.