genus mononychus

Noun
  1. Authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur (synset 101721273)
    is a type of: reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
    member holonym: mononychus olecranus - a turkey-sized long-legged fossil 75 million years old found in the Gobi Desert having bird-like fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur's; short forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute
    belongs to: maniraptora, suborder maniraptora - advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds

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