Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Full reference: X. Xu, Z. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Kuang, F. Zhang and X. Du. 2003. Four-winged dinosaurs from China. Nature 421:335-340
Belongs to Microraptor according to N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie 2009
See also Amiot et al. 2010, Chatterjee and Templin 2007, Dececchi et al. 2012, Frederickson et al. 2018, Godefroit et al. 2008, Goianechini and ApesteguĂa 2011, Gong et al. 2012, Ji et al. 2007, Norell and Makovicky 2004, O'Connor et al. 2011, Parsons and Parsons 2015, Senter 2007, Senter et al. 2004, Xing et al. 2018, Xing et al. 2008, Xu et al. 2003 and Zheng et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Microraptor hanqingi, Microraptor zhaoianus
Type specimen: IVPP V.13352. Its type locality is Dapingfang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dapingfang
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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