Mononykus

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:anatomy adapted for digging
gptkbp:behavior possibly burrowing
gptkbp:body_shape bipedal
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:cultural_significance bird-like features
gptkbp:descendant theropod lineage
gptkbp:diet insectivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Mongolia
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Mongolian_Gobi_Desert
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:eye_color large
gptkbp:features small size
long arms
single large claw on each hand
gptkbp:field_of_study paleontology
gptkbp:first_described_by A. Novas
gptkbp:foot lightweight
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Nemegt_Formation
1990s
Museums worldwide
partial skeleton
approximately 70 million years
important for understanding theropod diversity
gptkbp:geological_features Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:desert
gptkbp:head small and elongated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mononykus
gptkbp:is_similar_to modern birds
gptkbp:known_for unique forelimb structure
gptkbp:length 1 meter
about 1 meter
gptkbp:lived_during Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:paleobiology study of behavior and ecology
A. Novas
gptkbp:predators digging
larger theropods
gptkbp:related_species Mononykus-like dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_to Alvarezsaurids
gptkbp:research_importance insight into dinosaur adaptations
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Alvarezsauridae
gptkbp:scientific_name Mononykus olecranus
gptkbp:significance understanding dinosaur evolution
gptkbp:size smaller than most theropods
gptkbp:tail_type long and stiff
gptkbp:type theropod
gptkbp:weight lightweight
gptkbp:wildlife end of Cretaceous
gptkbp:year gptkb:1992
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alvarezsauridae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6