Full reference: X. Xu, J. Choiniere, Q.-W. Tan, R. B. J. Benson, J. Clark, C. Sullivan, Q. Zhao, F.-L. Han, Q.-Y. Ma, Y.-M. He, S. Wang, H. Xing, and L. Tan. 2018. Two early Cretaceous fossils document transitional stages in alvarezsaurian dinosaur evolution. Current Biology 28:2853-2860
Belongs to Xiyunykus according to X. Xu et al. 2018
See also Averianov et al. 2023 and Kubo et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V22783, a partial skeleton (Partial, disarticulated skeleton). Its type locality is Xiyunykus-type locality, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Shengjinkou Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Xiyunykus-type locality
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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