Serikornis Lefèvre et al. 2017 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: U. Lefèvre, A. Cau, A. Cincotta, D.-Y. Hu, A. Chinsamy, F. Escuillié, and P. Godefroit. 2017. A new Jurassic theropod from China documents a transitional step in the macrostructure of feathers. The Science of Nature 104:74

Parent taxon: Paraves according to U. Lefèvre et al. 2017

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

Subtaxa: Serikornis sungei

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Type: Serikornis sungei

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Daxishan (Jurassic of China)

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