Jurassic June: Mononychus
Name: Mononychus (Mon-no-nye-cus)
Which means: "Single claw"
Mononychus was a very small bipedal dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous Period, approximately 70 million years ago. It was a very small dinosaur, growing up to 3 feet in length and one foot in height. In many ways than one it resembles a modern bird, like a chicken or a turkey with a long snout and tail.
What gives this dinosaur its name is the single digit claw on its forelimbs. This claw was likely used to scrap at dead trees to get at the insects nesting inside.
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