IRMNG - Alvarezsauridae Bonaparte, 1991 †

IRMNG taxon details

Alvarezsauridae Bonaparte, 1991 †

IRMNG_ID

116617 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:116617)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Saurischia †

Synonymised names

Alvarezosauridae † · unaccepted

Parvicursoridae Karhu & Rautian, 1996 † · unaccepted

Direct children (24)

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Genus Achillesaurus Martinelli & Vera, 2007 †
Genus Albertonykus Longrich & Currie, 2009 †
Genus Albinykus Nesbitt, Clarke, Turner & Norell, 2011 †
Genus Alnashetri Makovicky, Apesteguía & Gianechini, 2012 †
Genus Arriagadoolithus Agnolin, Powell, Novas & Kundrát, 2012 †
Genus Bonapartenykus Agnolin, Powell, Novas & Kundrát, 2012 †
Genus Ceratonykus Alifanov & Barsbold, 2009 †
Genus Heptasteornis Harrison & Walker, 1975 †
Genus Jaculinykus Kubo, Kobayashi, Chinzorig & Tsogtbaatar, 2023 †
Genus Khulsanurus Averianov & Lopatin, 2022 †
Genus Kol Turner, Nesbitt & Norell, 2009 †
Genus Linhenykus Xu, Sullivan, Pittman, Choiniere, Hone, Upchurch, Tan, Xiao, Tan & Han, 2011 †
Genus Manipulonyx Averianov, Lopatin & Atuchin, 2025 †
Genus Mononykus Perle, Norell, Chiappe & Clark, 1993 †
Genus Ondogurvel Averianov & Lopatin, 2022 †
Genus Patagonykus Novas, 1996 †
Genus Trierarchuncus Fowler, Wilson, Freedman Fowler, Noto, Anduza & Horner, 2020 †
Genus Xixianykus Xu, Wang, Sullivan, Hone, Han, Yan & Du, 2010 †
Genus Mononychus Perle, Norell, Chiappe & Clark, 1993 † accepted as Mononykus Perle, Norell, Chiappe & Clark, 1993 †
Genus Nemegtonykus Lee, Park, Lee, Kim, Lü, Barsbold & Tsogtbaatar, 2019 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
Genus Alvarezsaurus Bonaparte, 1991 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Dzharaonyx Averianov & Sues, 2022 † (uncertain, Registration status unclear)
Genus Parvicursor Karhu & Rautian, 1996 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Shuvuuia Chiappe, Norell & Clark, 1998 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Alvarezsauridae Bonaparte, 1991 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=116617 on 2026-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-05-12 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (2)
Notes (2)

extant flag source Benton, 2005 [details]

habitat flag source Benton, 2005 [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Sauropsida (Subclass) > Dinosauria (Superorder) > Saurischia (Order) > Theropoda (Suborder) > Alvarezsauridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Coniacian)-Cretaceous (Turonian) [details]