Shishugounykus Qin et al. 2019 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: Z. Qin, J. Clark, J. Choiniere and X. Xu. 2019. A new alvarezsaurian theropod from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou formation of western China. Scientific Reports 9:11727:1-14

Parent taxon: Alvarezsauria according to Z. Qin et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Alvarezsauroidea, Aorun, Arriagadoolithidae

Subtaxa: Shishugounykus inexpectus

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Type: Shishugounykus inexpectus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shishugounykus site, Wucaiwan [PROXY] (Jurassic of China)

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