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Research Fellow studying extant and fossil birds. Alternatively, North American alvarezsaurid described in 2009. They/he.
May 24, 2022 10 tweets 8 min read
Seeing lots of love for Mononykus in #PrehistoricPlanet, including from producers @Jon_Favreau and @MikeGunton. Mononykus was part of a group called the alvarezsaurs, and as someone who has adopted one as my username for years, I was very impressed by its portrayal! Here's why... Alvarezsaurs were a group of small theropod dinosaurs, mostly pigeon- to turkey-sized. They were pretty closely related to birds (but not as close as, say, Velociraptor) and one species has been preserved with remains of a feathery coat. #PrehistoricPlanet (📷@skeletaldrawing) Image