†family Alxasauridae Russell and Dong 1994 (coelurosaur)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Alxasauridae
Full reference: D. A. Russell and Z.-M. Dong. 1994. The affinities of a new theropod from the Alxa Desert, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30(10-11):2107-2127
Parent taxon: Therizinosauroidea according to D. A. Russell and Z.-M. Dong 1994
See also Currie 2000 and Nessov 1995
Sister taxa: Alxasaurus, Beipiaosaurus, Dendroolithidae, Martharaptor, Therizinosauridae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Alxasauridae in the database