Urbacodon norelli Wang et al. 2024 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Troodontidae

Full reference: S. Wang, N. Ding, Q. Tanb, R. Yanga, Q. Zhangc and L. Tan. 2024. A new Urbacodon (Theropoda, Troodontidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Iren Dabasu Formation, China: Implications for troodontid phylogeny and tooth biology. Cladistics

Belongs to Urbacodon according to S. Wang et al. 2024

Sister taxon: Urbacodon itemirensis

Type specimen: LH PV38, a mandible (with associated teeth). Its type locality is Iren Nor, 25 km NE Erenhot, which is in a Campanian/Campanian fluvial siliciclastic in the Iren Dabasu Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Iren Nor, 25 km NE Erenhot

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