The torso was short and deep

it had shorter forelimbs than hindlimbs

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

with its distinctive mix of avian and reptilian features

meaning it had feathers that covered much of its body

Kosmodraco dakotensis Variante:Sin imprimar The torso was short andKosmodraco 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