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  • The newly described dinosaur, called Albertonykus borealis, was about the size of a chicken and is now considered the smallest dinosaur to have existed in North America.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • The newly described dinosaur, called Albertonykus borealis, was about the size of a chicken and is now considered the smallest dinosaur to have existed in North America.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • It unseats the diminutive Cretaceous theropod Albertonykus borealis (described in 2008) as the smallest-known nonavian dinosaur from North America.

    Uppity Authors, Scary Vampires, and Whatnot greygirlbeast 2009

  • Also love all this basal-saurischian stuff, Albertonykus!

    Life's Time Capsule: me, 3D and Plateosaurus... davidmaas 2009

  • Albertonykus borealis, a 2. 5-foot-long insectivore, had been previously thought to be the smallest North American dinosaur.

    CNN.com 2009

  • Currie and Longrich last year described the previous record-setting small North American dinosaur, a chicken-sized insectivore named Albertonykus borealis.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Called Albertonykus borealis, the slender bird-like creature is a new member of the family Alvarezsauridae and one of only a few such fossils found outside of South America and Asia, the scientists said.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2008

  • Called the Albertonykus borealis, the odd-looking creature had bird-like features including slender legs, jaws like pincers and stubby arms with big claws.

    The Times of India 2008

  • His research on the Albertonykus is published in the journal Cretaceous Research.

    The Times of India 2008

  • Called Albertonykus borealis, the slender bird-like creature is a new member of the family Alvarezsauridae and is one of only a few such fossils found outside of South America and Asia.

    Scientific Blogging 2008

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