†family Scansoriopterygidae Czerkas and Yuan 2002 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Scansoriopterygidae

Full reference: S. A. Czerkas and C. Yuan. 2002. An arboreal maniraptoran from northeastern China. Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight. The Dinosaur Museum Journal 1. The Dinosaur Museum, Blanding, UT 63-95

Parent taxon: Maniraptora according to M. Wang et al. 2019

See also Czerkas and Yuan 2002 and Zhang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Anchiornithidae, Avialae, Migmanychion, Montanoolithidae, Oviraptorosauria, Palaeopteryx, Paraves, Pseudogeckoolithus, Yixianosaurus

Subtaxa: Ambopteryx Scansoriopteryx Yi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)

• Jurassic of China (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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