Species
Valid Extinct

Gigantoraptor erlianensis

Xu et al. 2007

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Maniraptora Unranked clade
Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
Caenagnathidae Family
Gigantoraptor Genus
Gigantoraptor erlianensis Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Iren Dabasu
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, Q. Tan, and J. Wang, X. Zhao, L. Tan. 2007. A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. Nature 447:844-847 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu, Q. Tan, and J. Wang, X. Zhao, L. Tan. 2007. A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. Nature 447:844-847 DOI ↗