Albinykus baatar

†Albinykus baatar was a tiny alvarezsaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous (~80 Ma) of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. About 0.5m long, it was a feathered insectivore with highly reduced forelimbs bearing a single robust claw for probing insect colonies. Named by Nesbitt et al. in 2011 from the Bayan Shireh Formation, it adds to the diverse Mongolian alvarezsaurid fauna.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Albinykus baatar was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Albinykus baatar lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.