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...

3 to 3.9 ft) in length with a weight of 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb). As in Shuvuuia, Mononykus likely developed a shaggy feathering. It was lightly built with...

Parvicursor remotus. Chiappe et al.(1998) described another Mongolian member, Shuvuuia deserti, and found it to be a bird as in Perle et al.'s analysis. These...

the animal's name implies: cursor means runner. Close relatives include Shuvuuia and Mononykus, and together with these it is classified in the alvarezsaurid...

had avian, but not feather, β-keratins. The small alvarezsaurid dinosaur Shuvuuia deserti shows evidence of a featherlike skin covering. Analysis by Schweitzer...

feathers homologous to those of birds, based on study of a specimen of Shuvuuia. The following family tree illustrates a synthesis of the relationships...

and laterodistally directed, features seen in other alvarezsaurids like Shuvuuia. Spinal processes were entirely absent or poorly developed, and each caudal...

sickle claw to kill its prey. In a study predominantly centered around Shuvuuia, Dromaeosaurus was compared to the former and also to Alioramus, in which...

Panthera onca mesembrina (Pleistocene South American jaguar) Rhamphorhynchus Shuvuuia Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacine) Troodon Tyrannosaurus Velociraptor...

Alvarezsauridae (Shuvuuia) – plumulaceous feathers...