Zhongjianosaurus Xu and Qin 2017 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Full reference: X. Xu and Z.-C. Qin. 2017. A new tiny dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning and niche differentiation among the Jehol dromaeosaurids. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 55(2):129-144

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

See also Xu and Qin 2017

Sister taxa: Changyuraptor, Dromaeosauriformipes, Graciliraptor, Hesperonychus, Microraptor, Shanag, Sinornithosaurus

Subtaxa: Zhongjianosaurus yangi

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Type: Zhongjianosaurus yangi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sihedang, Lingyuan (Cretaceous of China)

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