Shuvuuia

Shuvuuia is a genus of bird-like theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of Mongolia. It is a member of the family Alvarezsauridae, small coelurosaurian dinosaurs which are characterized by short but powerful forelimbs specialized for digging. The type (and only known) species is Shuvuuia deserti, or "desert bird".[1] The name Shuvuuia is derived from the Mongolian word shuvuu (шувуу) meaning "bird".
Category:Dinosaurs
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Reptiles
Category:Alvarezsaurids
Category:Late cretaceous dinosaurs of asia
Category:Feathered dinosaurs
Category:Taxa named by Mark Norell
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1998
Category:Djadochta fauna
Category:Taxa named by Luis M. Chiappe