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Dinosaurs

Shuvuuia

shu-VOO-ee-a
Shuvuuia deserti

Shuvuuia

dinosaurs
Body Type

Euornithopod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

bird

Length

0.6m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Alvarezsauridae, Shuvuuia
Found In
Mongolia
Range
084-71 mya
Diet
Carnivorous
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Information
Shuvuuia is known from a well-preserved skull and postcranium. This very small desert dinosaur may have eaten termites. Its lower jaw was not interlocked with the skull, allowing its mouth to open very wide for larger prey.
Alternate Names