Reptilia - Theropoda - Troodontidae

Full reference: J. Lü, L. Xu, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Jia, and Q. Ji. 2010. A new troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of central China, and the radiation of Asian troodontids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(3):381-388

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

See also Gianechini et al. 2017, Lü et al. 2010 and Tsuihiji et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Albertavenator, Almas, Anchiornis, Archaeornithoides, Bradycneme, Daliansaurus, Geminiraptor, Gobivenator, Harenadraco, Heptasteornis, Hesperornithoides, Jinfengopteryginae, Koparion, Laelaps cristatus, Laelaps laevifrons, Papiliovenator, Pectinodon, Polyodontosaurus grandis, Saurornitholestes robustus, Sinovenatorinae, Sinusonasus, Tochisaurus, Troodontinae

Subtaxa: Xixiasaurus henanensis

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Type: Xixiasaurus henanensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Songgou, Zhangying (Cretaceous of China)

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