Daliansaurus Shen et al. 2017 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Troodontidae

Full reference: C. Shen, J. Lü, S. Liu, M. Kundrát, S. L. Brusatte and H. Gao. 2017. A new troodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 91(3):763-780

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

See also Shen et al. 2017

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

Subtaxa: Daliansaurus liaoningensis

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Type: Daliansaurus liaoningensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Lujiatun village, Shangyuan [general] (other) (Cretaceous of China)

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