Yutyrannus Xu et al. 2012 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Proceratosauridae

Full reference: X. Xu, K. Wang, K. Zhang, Q. Ma, L. Xing, C. Sullivan, D. Hu, S. Cheng, and S. Wang. 2012. A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Nature 484:92-95

Parent taxon: Proceratosauridae according to T. D. Carr et al. 2017

See also Mo et al. 2014 and Xu et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Guanlong, Kileskus, Proceratosaurus, Sinotyrannus

Subtaxa: Yutyrannus huali

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Batuyingzi, Beipiao (Cretaceous of China)

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