Reptilia - Theropoda - Troodontidae
Full reference: C. Shen, J. Lü, S. Liu, M. Kundrát, S. L. Brusatte and H. Gao. 2017. A new troodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 91(3):763-780
Parent taxon: Troodontidae according to A. G. Sellés et al. 2021
See also Shen et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Albertavenator, Almas, Anchiornis, Archaeornithoides, Bradycneme, Daliansaurus, Geminiraptor, Gobivenator, Heptasteornis, Hesperornithoides, Jinfengopteryginae, Koparion, Laelaps cristatus, Laelaps laevifrons, Papiliovenator, Pectinodon, Polyodontosaurus grandis, Saurornitholestes robustus, Sinusonasus, Tochisaurus, Troodontinae, Xixiasaurus
Subtaxa: Jianianhualong Mei Sinovenator Xiaotingia
Type: Sinovenator
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
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