Scansoriopteryx 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: Scansoriopterygidae according to S. A. Czerkas and C. Yuan 2002

See also Ruiz-OmeƱaca and Canudo 2003

Sister taxa: Ambopteryx, Yi

Subtaxa: Scansoriopteryx heilmanni

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dawangzhangzi (Cretaceous of China)

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