Albertonykus was a carnivore/insectivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada) and South Dakota.
Quick facts about Albertonykus:
- Existed from Maastrichtian Age to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a canyon
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Albertonykus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- B. Brown. 1914. Cretaceous Eocene correlation in New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Alberta. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 25:355-380
- W. W. Stein. 2019. Taking count: a census of dinosaur fossils recovered from the Hell Creek and Lance formations (Maastrichtian). The Journal of Paleontological Sciences JPS.C.2019:01:1-42
