Shenzhousaurus Ji et al. 2003 (ornithomimosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: Q. Ji, M. A. Norell, P. J. Makovicky, K.-Q. Gao, S. Ji and C. Yuan. 2003. An early ostrich dinosaur and implications for ornithomimosaur phylogeny. American Museum Novitates 3420:1-19

Parent taxon: Ornithomimosauria according to S. Hattori et al. 2023

See also Alifanov and Saveliev 2015, Buffetaut et al. 2009, Claessens and Loewen 2016, Ezcurra 2009, Gianechini et al. 2011, Ji et al. 2003, Lee et al. 2014, Makovicky et al. 2004, Makovicky et al. 2010, McFeeters et al. 2016 and Xu et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Afromimus, Arkansaurus, Aviatyrannis, Beishanlong, Coelosaurus, Deinocheiridae, Garudimimidae, Harpymimidae, Hexing, Kinnareemimus, Nqwebasauridae, Nqwebasaurus, Ornithomimidae, Ornithomimoidea, Pelecanimimidae, Pelecanimimus, Thecocoelurus, Valdoraptor

Subtaxa: Shenzhousaurus orientalis

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Type: Shenzhousaurus orientalis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Sihetun, lower Yixian (general) (Cretaceous of China)

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