Xunmenglong yingliangis Xing et al. 2020 (compsognathid)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Compsognathidae

Full reference: L. Xing, T. Miyashita, D. Wang, K. Niu, and P. J. Currie. 2020. A new compsognathid theropod dinosaur from the oldest assemblage of the Jehol Biota in the Lower Cretaceous Huajiying Formation, northeastern China. Cretaceous Research 107:104285

Belongs to Xunmenglong according to L. Xing et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YLSNHM-00005, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Fengning County [general], which is in a Hauterivian lacustrine siltstone in the Huajiying Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fengning County [general]

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