Name: Bannykus
(half claw).
Phonetic: Ban-ne-kus.
Named By: X. Xu, J. Choiniere, Q.-W. Tan,
R. B.
J. Benson, J. Clark, C. Sullivan, Q. Zhao, F.-L.
Han, Q.-Y. Ma, Y.-M. He, S. Wang, H. Xing &
L.
Tan. - 2018.
Synonyms: Wulatesaurus.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda, Alvarezsauroidea.
Species: B. wulatensis
(type).
Diet: Uncertain.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: China, Inner Mongolia -
Bayin-Gobi Formation.
Time period: Albian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Bannykus
is a
genus of alvarezsaurid
dinosaur that lived in Asia during the early
Cretaceous. The overall lack of fossil remains at the time of its
description makes it hard to ascertain details about Bannykus, though
the size of the leg bones alone suggest that Bannykus
was among the
larger known alvarezsaurs.
Further reading
- Two early Cretaceous
fossils document transitional stages in alvarezsaurian dinosaur
evolution. - Current Biology 28:2853-2860. - X. Xu, J.
Choiniere, Q.-W. Tan, R. B. J. Benson, J. Clark, C.
Sullivan, Q. Zhao, F.-L. Han, Q.-Y. Ma, Y.-M. He,
S. Wang, H. Xing & L. Tan. - 2018.