Linhenykus monodactylus Variant:Primed Its small size may have

Its small size may have allowed it to exploit different ecological niches than its larger relatives

the crest could have been used in identification between individuals or as a sexual attractant

Length 341 mm

allowing them to withstand the force generated by jumping or lunging

Linhenykus monodactylus Variant:Primed Its small size may haveLinhenykus monodactylus was a small theropod dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous period, approximately 84 to 75 million years ago, in what is now Asia. The fossil remains of this dinosaur were discovered in the Wulansuhai Formation near Linhe in Inner Mongolia, China, which explains its name. It was first described in 2011 and is one of the most interesting members of the alvarezsaurid family, a group of small bipedal dinosaurs that specialized