Machairasaurus Longrich et al. 2010 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Oviraptoridae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich, P. J. Currie, and Z.-M. Dong. 2010. A new oviraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Bayan Mandahu, Inner Mongolia. Palaeontology 53(5):945-960

Parent taxon: Heyuanninae according to G. F. Funston 2020

See also Fanti et al. 2012, Lamanna et al. 2014, Longrich et al. 2013, Longrich et al. 2010, Lü et al. 2015, Lü et al. 2013 and Tsuihiji et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Banji, Conchoraptor, Heyuannia, Jiangxisaurus, Khaan, Nemegtomaia, Oksoko, Shixinggia, Ingenia, Ganzhousaurus

Subtaxa: Machairasaurus leptonychus

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at SCDP, Bayan Mandahu [non-specific locality data] (Cretaceous of China)

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