Nemegtonykus citus

† Nemegtonykus citus is a Late Cretaceous alvarezsaurid from Mongolia's Nemegt Formation. A small cursorial insectivore with a highly reduced forelimb bearing a single robust claw, it is closely related to Mononykus.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Nemegtonykus citus 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

Nemegtonykus citus 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.