Reptilia - Theropoda - Scansoriopterygidae

Full reference: X. Xu, X. Zheng, C. Sullivan, X. Wang, L. Xing, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, J. K. O’Connor, F. Zhang and Y. Pan. 2015. A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings. Nature 521(7550):70-73

Belongs to Yi according to X. Xu et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: STM 31-2, a partial skeleton (articulated partial skeleton with associated soft tissue preserved on a slab and counter slab). Its type locality is Mutoudeng (2007 coll.), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine shale in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mutoudeng (2007 coll.)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.