Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Alternative combinations: Sinornithosaurus milleni, Sinornithosaurus millennii
Synonym: Sinornithosaurus haoiana Liu et al. 2004
Full reference: X. Xu, X.-L. Wang, and X.-C. Wu. 1999. A dromaeosaurid dinosaur with a filamentous integument from the Yixian Formation of China. Nature 401:262-266
Belongs to Sinornithosaurus according to N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie 2009
See also Amiot et al. 2010, Averianov and Lopatin 2021, Burnham et al. 2000, Currie 2003, Dececchi et al. 2012, Gianechini et al. 2011, Godefroit et al. 2008, Goianechini and Apesteguía 2011, Gong et al. 2012, Liu et al. 2004, Norell and Hwang 2004, Norell and Makovicky 2004, Parsons and Parsons 2015, Prieto-Marquez et al. 2012, Rauhut 2003, Ruiz-Omeñaca and Canudo 2003, Senter et al. 2004, Turner et al. 2007, Turner et al. 2012, Turner et al. 2011, van der Lubbe et al. 2009, Xing et al. 2012, Xing et al. 2018, Xu et al. 1999, Xu and Wu 2001 and Zheng et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Sinornithosaurus millenii: IVPP V.12811, a skeleton. Its type locality is Sihetun, lower Yixian (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
- Sinornithosaurus haoiana: D2140, a skeleton. Its type locality is Baicaigou, Toutai, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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