Genus
Valid Extinct

Graciliraptor

slender raptor
Xu and Wang 2004

Graciliraptor is a genus of microraptorian dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period. Its fossil, holotype IVPP V 13474, was found in Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China. The type species is Graciliraptor lujiatunensis, named and described in 2004 by Xu Xing and Wang Xiaoling. The generic name is derived from Latin gracilis and raptor. The specific name refers to the village of Lujiatun where the fossil site is located.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Graciliraptor
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Skeletal reconstruction of Graciliraptor lujiatunensis. © Jaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Microraptorinae Subfamily
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Graciliraptor Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
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Geological formations
Yixian
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Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
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Species (1)
Graciliraptor lujiatunensis 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu and X.-L. Wang. 2004. A new dromaeosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(2):111-119
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu and X.-L. Wang. 2004. A new dromaeosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(2):111-119