In 1989 however, Currie thought that they represented a separate smaller species, and named this as a second species of the closely related Elmisaurus: Elmisaurus elegans.
然而在1989年，Currie认为他们呈现的是另一种较小的物种，并将其命名为单足龙的第二个种——文雅单足龙（Elmisaurus elegans）。