Hesperonyx

Hesperonyx
Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Ornithopoda
Clade: Dryomorpha
Genus: Hesperonyx
Rotatori et al., 2024
Species:
H. martinhotomasorum
Binomial name
Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum
Rotatori et al., 2024

Hesperonyx (meaning "western claw") is an extinct genus of dryomorphan ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. The genus contains a single species, Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum, known from bones of the fore- and hindlimbs.

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