Genus: Ceratonykus ALIFANOV & BARSBOLD, 2009
Etymology: Greek, ceratinus, "horned" and Greek, onyx, "claw."

Species: oculatus ALIVANOV & BARSBOLD, 2009
Etymology: Latin, oculatus, "sharp-sighted, big-eyed."

Holotype: MPC 100/124

Locality: Khermiin Tsav locality, Nemegt Depression, South Gobi Aimag, western Ömnögov, Mongolia.

Horizon: Baruungoyot Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Lower Santonian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Incomplete skull including incomlpete lower jaw, several cervical and caudal vertebrae, sternum, right and left coracoids, a right humeral fragment, distal elements of forelimbs, fragmentary ilium and hind limbs.

Ceratonykus oculatus (after ALIVANOV & BARSBOLD, 2009), Holotype: MPC 100/124