Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Maniraptora
Alvarezsauroidea
Alvarezsauridae
Parvicursorinae
Pronunciation: PAR-vi-KUHR-sor-uh-nay
Author: Karhu and Rautian
Year: 1996
Meaning: Small runners (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (2 legs)
Synonyms: Mononykinae (Chiappe et al. 1998)
About
Parvicursorinae is a subgroup of alvarezsaurids characterised by a specialised, "pinched" foot. Some palaeontologists previously referred to this clade as Mononykinae (Chiappe et al. 1998), but Parvicursorinae has priority because its coordinate family name—Parvicursoridae—was named first (Karhu and Rautian, 1996).
Etymology
Parvicursorinae is derived from the Latin "parvus" (small) and "cursor" (runner), and the Greek "inae" (sub family).
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References
• Karhu AA and Rautian AS (1996) "A new family of Maniraptora (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal, 30(5): 583–592.
• Chiappe LM, Norell MA and Clark JM (1998) "The skull of a relative of the stem-group bird Mononykus". Nature, 392: 275-278.
• Holtz Jr TR (2008) "Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages".
• Choiniere JN, Xu X, Clark JM, Forster CA, Guo Y and Han F (2010) "A basal alvarezsauroid theropod from the early Late Jurassic of Xinjiang, China". Science, 327(5965): 571-574.
• Meso JG and Windholz GJ (2020) "Reassessment of Parvicursorinae (Theropoda, Alvarezauridae) from the Bissekty Formation (Turonian) of Eastern Europe". Conference: 1° Reunión Virtual de Comunicaciones de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina.
