“Mininykus”, my little speculative alvarezsaurid guy
Basically a tiny version of mononykus haha. I am not like a skeleton person so if I mess up in that diagram then feel free to critique it
It is a nocturnal desert dwelling theropod, with a very short stature. Only about 6-9 inches tall. It is a predator, and mainly hunts during the night. It feeds on insects, grubs, and small reptiles. They dig shallow burrows in dirt mounds, where they sleep during midday to avoid the heat. Their large eyes and whiskers aid in helping them transverse their dark environment.
It is sort of based on a jerboa, but it can’t hop. They are very good at speedwalking though.
Edit: I see some new mininykus enjoyers! Reminder that mininykus has its own tag (#mininykus) with more art and speculation!
Edit 2: every few months someone finds this post again so I will make you all look at the real thing:
Made by the incredible artist Book_rat , please give their work some love!
