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
Type: Shenzhousaurus orientalis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Sihetun, lower Yixian (general) (Cretaceous of China)
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