Linhenykus monodactylus

† Megaloolithus siruguei is a titanosaur egg oospecies from the Late Cretaceous of the Bégudian deposits of Provence, France. Named in honor of Siruguet who first collected the material, it contributes to the richly documented Late Cretaceous nesting record of southern France.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Linhenykus monodactylus 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

Linhenykus monodactylus 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.