Microraptor zhaoianus Xu et al. 2000 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Synonyms: Archaeoraptor liaoningensis Sloan 1999 [objective synonym], Cryptovolans pauli Czerkas et al. 2002

Full reference: X. Xu, Z. Zhou, and X. Wang. 2000. The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur. Nature 408:705-708

Belongs to Microraptor according to N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie 2009

See also Amiot et al. 2010, Bever and Norell 2009, Buffetaut et al. 2005, Burnham et al. 2004, Chanthasit and Buffetaut 2009, Currie 2003, Czerkas et al. 2002, Ezcurra 2009, Gianechini et al. 2011, Godefroit et al. 2008, Goianechini and ApesteguĂ­a 2011, Gong et al. 2012, Ji and Ji 2007, Liu et al. 2004, Norell and Hwang 2004, Norell and Makovicky 2004, O'Connor et al. 2011, Olson 2000, Parsons and Parsons 2015, Prieto-Marquez et al. 2012, Rauhut 2003, Richter et al. 2013, Senter 2007, Senter et al. 2004, Sloan 1999, Turner et al. 2007, Turner et al. 2011, van der Lubbe et al. 2009, Xing et al. 2018, Xu et al. 2000 and Zheng et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Microraptor gui, Microraptor hanqingi

Type specimens:

  • Microraptor zhaoianus: IVPP V.12330. Its type locality is Xiasanjiazi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
  • Archaeoraptor liaoningensis: IVPP V12330, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Xiasanjiazi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
  • Cryptovolans pauli: LPM 0200, 0201, a skeleton. Its type locality is Shangheshou, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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