Reptilia - Theropoda - Troodontidae
Alternative combination: Sinovenator changi
Full reference: X. Xu, M. A. Norell, X.-l. Wang, P. J. Makovicky, and X.-c. Wu. 2002. A basal troodontid from the Early Cretaceous of China. Nature 415:780-784
Belongs to Sinovenator according to Y.-L. Yin et al. 2018
See also Bever and Norell 2009, Evans et al. 2017, Goianechini and Apesteguía 2011, Makovicky et al. 2003, Makovicky and Norell 2004, Norell and Hwang 2004, Norell et al. 2009, Prieto-Marquez et al. 2012, Sellés et al. 2021, Senter et al. 2004, Turner et al. 2007, Turner et al. 2011, van der Reest and Currie 2017, Xu et al. 2002, Yang et al. 2020 and Zanno et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V12615, a partial skeleton (disarticulated partial skull and skeleton). Its type locality is Lujiatun village, Shangyuan [general] (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial tuff in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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