Xinjiangovenator Rauhut and Xu 2005 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: O. W. M. Rauhut and X. Xu. 2005. The small theropod dinosaurs Tugulusaurus and Phaedrolosaurus from the Early Cretaceous of Xinjiang, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):107-118

Parent taxon: Coelurosauria according to J. N. Choiniere et al. 2010

See also Rauhut and Xu 2005

Sister taxa: Alvarezsauria, Aratasaurus, Bicentenaria, Brasileosaurus, Bressanichnus, Britoichnium, Calamospondylus, Coeluridae, Coelurus, Compsognathidae, Cridotrisauropus, Deferrariischnium, Juravenator, Kainomoyenisauropus, Kol, Lapparentichnus, Lourinhanosaurus, Maniraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Megalosaurus lonzeensis, Megaraptora, Nedcolbertia, Neotripodiscus, Ngexisaurus, Ornithomimipodidae, Plesiothornipus, Qomoqomosauropus, Satapliasaurus, Shanbeipus, Sinosauropteryx, Tanycolagreus, Taupezia, Trisauropodiscus, Tyrannosauroidea, Xiuningpus, Zuolong

Subtaxa: Xinjiangovenator parvus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wuerho (IVPP 4024) (Cretaceous of China)

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