Ceratonykus

horned claw

• keras (cerato-) · Greek · horn
• onyx (-onykus) · Greek · claw

The name combines the Greek words for "horn" and "claw". It refers to the claw of this small, long-legged alvarezsaurid theropod, and the name was given by Alifanov and Barsbold in 2009. The type species is Ceratonykus oculatus, and "oculatus" is Latin for "eyed".

Named by

Alifanov and Barsbold

Year named

2009

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Barun Goyot Formation, Khulsan, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia

A small alvarezsaurid (parvicursorine) theropod dinosaur. The exact reason for the "horned claw" name is not something I am certain of, so treat the explanation of the name as approximate.