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The type species is A. calvoi. It was bipedal, had a long tail and its leg structure suggests that it was a fast runner. It may have been insectivorous and was basal to better-known members of its family, such as Mononykus and Shuvuuia. It has been alternately classified with both non-avian theropod dinosaurs and early birds.

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  • Alvarezsaurus
  • Alvarezsaurus
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  • The type species is A. calvoi. It was bipedal, had a long tail and its leg structure suggests that it was a fast runner. It may have been insectivorous and was basal to better-known members of its family, such as Mononykus and Shuvuuia. It has been alternately classified with both non-avian theropod dinosaurs and early birds.
  • Alvarezsaurus was featured in the Discovery Channel television series Dinosaur Planet, where it was presented as a predator of young Saltasaurus. However, these genera did not coexist, Alvarezsaurus being approximately 5 million years older than Saltasaurus.
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  • The type species is A. calvoi. It was bipedal, had a long tail and its leg structure suggests that it was a fast runner. It may have been insectivorous and was basal to better-known members of its family, such as Mononykus and Shuvuuia. It has been alternately classified with both non-avian theropod dinosaurs and early birds.
  • Alvarezsaurus was featured in the Discovery Channel television series Dinosaur Planet, where it was presented as a predator of young Saltasaurus. However, these genera did not coexist, Alvarezsaurus being approximately 5 million years older than Saltasaurus.
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