Species
Valid Extinct

Microraptor zhaoianus

Xu et al. 2000

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
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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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Microraptor Genus
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Microraptor zhaoianus Species
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
5
Geological formations
Jiufotang
5
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
5
Synonyms (2)
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis objective synonym of Microraptor zhaoianus
Cryptovolans pauli subjective synonym of Microraptor zhaoianus
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, Z. Zhou, and X. Wang. 2000. The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur. Nature 408:705-708 DOI ↗
Bibliography (5)
J. O'Connor, X. Zheng, and L. Dong, X. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, Z. Zhou. 2019. Microraptor with ingested lizard suggests non-specialized digestive function. Current Biology 29:1-7 DOI ↗
S. A. Czerkas, D. Zhang, and J. Li, Y. Li. 2002. Flying dromaeosaurs. Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight. The Dinosaur Museum Journal 1. The Dinosaur Museum, Blanding, UT
S. H. Hwang, M. A. Norell, and Q. Ji, K. Gao. 2002. New specimens of Microraptor zhaoianus (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) from northeastern China. American Museum Novitates 3381:1-44 DOI ↗
X. Xu, Z. Zhou, and X. Wang. 2000. The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur. Nature 408:705-708 DOI ↗
C. P. Sloan. 1999. Feathers for T. rex? New birdlike fossils are missing links in dinosaur evolution. National Geographic 196(5):98-107