Reptilia - Theropoda - Compsognathidae
Alternative combination: Huaxiagnathus orientales
Full reference: S. Hwang, M. A. Norell, Q. Ji and K. Gao. 2004. A large compsognathid from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2(1):13-30
Belongs to Huaxiagnathus according to Y. Hu et al. 2016
See also Chiappe and Göhlich 2010, Fernandes de Azevedo et al. 2013, Gishlick and Gauthier 2007, Hwang et al. 2004, Peyer 2006, Turner et al. 2007, Xing et al. 2012 and Xing et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CAGS-IG02-301, a skeleton. Its type locality is Dabangou village, Sihetun, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial claystone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dabangou village, Sihetun
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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