''Shishugounykus'' (meaning "Shishugou claw" after the Shishugou Formation where it was found) is a genus of basal alvarezsaurian

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from the Shishugou Formation from

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and only species is ''Shishugounykus inexpectus''. The specific name refers to the unexpected discovery of another species of alvarezsaur from the Shishugou Formation (other alvarezsaurs from this formation include '' Haplocheirus'' and possibly '' Aorun''). Its affinities to alvarezsaurs has subsequently been questioned.

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Alvarezsauroidea Dinosaur genera Oxfordian dinosaurs Shishugou Formation Taxa named by James M. Clark Taxa named by Xu Xing Fossil taxa described in 2019 Dinosaurs of China {{theropod-stub