it had shorter forelimbs than hindlimbs

Linhenykus occupies a particularly relevant position for understanding the evolution of forelimbs in maniraptoran theropods

Altura 119 mm

Scale 1:35 - 164 large

with its distinctive mix of avian and reptilian features

Kosmodraco dakotensis Variante:Sin imprimar it had shorter forelimbs thanKosmodraco dakotensis was a freshwater choristodere from the Palaeocene of North America. It was originally described as Simoedosaurus dakotensis and was later reassigned to the genus Kosmodraco. This animal was neither a dinosaur nor a crocodile, although its general appearance may have superficially resembled that of certain predatory aquatic reptiles. It belonged to Choristodera, a lineage of semi aquatic diapsids that survived the end Cretaceous