Pedopenna Xu and Zhang 2005 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: X. Xu and F. Zhang. 2005. A new maniraptoran dinosaur from China with long feathers on the metatarsus. Naturwissenschaften 92:173-177

Parent taxon: Paraves according to Z.-H. Zhou and Y. Wang 2017

See also Xu and Zhang 2005

Sister taxa: Aves, Caihong, Deinonychosauria, Eosinopteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Epidexipteryx, Eumaniraptora, Overoraptor, Paronychodon, Pneumatoraptor, Serikornis, Zhongornis

Subtaxa: Pedopenna daohugouensis

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Type: Pedopenna daohugouensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (IVPP collection) (Jurassic of China)

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