Hesperonychus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada), Saskatchewan (Canada) and Montana.
Quick facts about Hesperonychus:
- Existed from 83.5 million years ago to 70.6 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 4 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Hesperonychus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- D. B. Brinkman. 1986. Microvertebrate sites: progress and prospectus. In B. G. Naylor (ed.), Field Trip Guidebook to Dinosaur Provincial Park, 2 June 1986. Dinosaur Systematics Symposium, Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Alberta
- R. C. Fox. 1979. Mammals from the Upper Cretaceous Oldman Formation, Alberta. I. Alphadon Simpson (Marsupialia). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 16:91-102
- N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie. 2009. A microraptorine (Dinosauria–Dromaeosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
