page_title: Patagonykus
hierarchical_section_title: Patagonykus
caption_attribution_description: English: Reconstruction of Patagonykus puertai. Based on Novas (1997); missing portions follow typical alvarezsaurid proportions (e.g. Shuvuuia)Español: Reconstrucción de Patagonykus puertai.
context_page_description: Patagonykus is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. This alvarezsaur was discovered in exposures of the Portezuelo Formation of the Rio Neuquén Subgroup in the Neuquén Basin, Neuquen Province of Patagonia, Argentina. The holotype consists of an incomplete but well-preserved skeleton, lacking a skull, but including many vertebrae, the coracoids, a partial forelimb, pelvic girdle, and hindlimbs. Patagonykus has been classed with the Alvarezsauridae, a family which includes such taxa as the Mongolian Mononykus and the Argentinian Alvarezsaurus. In 2010 Gregoy S. Paul estimated its length at 1 meter and its weight at 3.5 kg, while in 2016 Molina-Pérez and Larramendi gave a larger size of 2.8 meters and 30 kg.
context_section_description: Patagonykus (meaning "Patagonian claw") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. This alvarezsaur was discovered in exposures of the Portezuelo Formation (Turonian-Coniacian) of the Rio Neuquén Subgroup in the Neuquén Basin, Neuquen Province of Patagonia, Argentina. The holotype consists of an incomplete but well-preserved skeleton, lacking a skull, but including many vertebrae, the coracoids, a partial forelimb, pelvic girdle, and hindlimbs. Patagonykus has been classed with the Alvarezsauridae, a family which includes such taxa as the Mongolian Mononykus and the Argentinian Alvarezsaurus. In 2010 Gregoy S. Paul estimated its length at 1 meter (3.3 ft) and its weight at 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs), while in 2016 Molina-Pérez and Larramendi gave a larger size of 2.8 meters (9.2 ft) and 30 kg (66 lbs).
caption: Reconstruction
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