Similicaudipteryx He et al. 2008 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Caudipterygidae

Full reference: T. He, X.-L. Wang, and Z.-H. Zhou. 2008. A new genus and species of caudipterid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 46(3):178-189

Parent taxon: Caudipterygidae according to J. Lü et al. 2015

See also He et al. 2008, Lamanna et al. 2014 and Tsuihiji et al. 2017

Sister taxon: Xingtianosaurus

Subtaxa: Similicaudipteryx yixianensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Xierhuqiao, Yixian (IVPP) (Cretaceous of China)

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