Caihong Hu et al. 2018 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: D.-Y. Hu, J. A. Clarke, C. M. Eliason, R. Qiu, Q.-G. Li, M. D. Shawkey, C.-L. Zhao, L. D'Alba, J. K. Jiang and X. Xu. 2018. A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution. Nature Communications 9(217)

Parent taxon: Paraves according to D.-Y. Hu et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Aves, Deinonychosauria, Eosinopteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Epidexipteryx, Eumaniraptora, Overoraptor, Paronychodon, Pedopenna, Pneumatoraptor, Serikornis, Zhongornis

Subtaxa: Caihong juji

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Type: Caihong juji

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gangou, Qinglong (Jurassic of China)

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