Jinfengopteryx Ji et al. 2005 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Troodontidae

Full reference: Q. Ji, S. -A. Ji, J., H. You, W. Chen, Y. Liu, and Y. Liu. 2005. First avialan bird from China. Geological Bulletin of China 24(3):197-210

Parent taxon: Jinfengopteryginae according to A. G. Sellés et al. 2021

See also Godefroit et al. 2013, Ji et al. 2005, Ji and Ji 2007 and Lü et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Liaoningvenator, Philovenator, Tamarro

Subtaxa: Jinfengopteryx elegans

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Type: Jinfengopteryx elegans

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Longfengshan Hill (Jinfengopteryx type locality) (Cretaceous of China)

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