Reptilia - Theropoda - Compsognathidae
Full reference: D. Naish, D. M. Martill, and E. Frey. 2004. Ecology, systematics, and biogeographic relationships of dinosaurs, including a new theropod, from the Santana Formation (?Albian, Early Cretaceous) of Brazil. Historical Biology 2004:1-14
Parent taxon: Compsognathidae according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2010
See also Bittencourt and Langer 2011, Hu et al. 2016, MartÃnez and Novas 2006, Naish et al. 2004 and Peyer 2006
Sister taxa: Aniksosaurus, Aristosuchus, Beipiaognathus, Compsognathinae, Compsognathus, Huaxiagnathus, Ornitholestes, Scipionyx, Sinocalliopteryx, Xunmenglong
Subtaxa: Mirischia asymmetrica
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Araripina region (general) (Cretaceous of Brazil)
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