Reptilia - Theropoda - Troodontidae
Full reference: X. Xu and M. A. Norell. 2004. A new troodontid dinosaur from China with avian-like sleeping posture. Nature 431:838-841
Parent taxon: Sinovenatorinae according to A. G. Sellés et al. 2021
See also Averianov and Sues 2007, Bever and Norell 2009, Gao et al. 2012, Godefroit et al. 2013, Lü et al. 2010, Norell et al. 2009, Torices et al. 2015, Tsuihiji et al. 2014, van der Reest and Currie 2017, Xing et al. 2009, Xu and Norell 2004 and Zanno et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Jianianhualong, Sinovenator, Xiaotingia
Subtaxa: Mei long
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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