Jianianhualong
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Jianianhualong
DV-0984 · type species Jianianhualong tengi
- Lived
- 126 to 120 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Troodontidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Xu et al. 2017
Field notes
About Jianianhualong
Jianianhualong was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 120 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Jianianhualong, from China. Its fossils come from the Yixian Formation. It was named by Xu et al. in 2017.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
125 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Troodontidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. Xu, P. Currie, and M. Pittman, L. Xing, Q. Meng, J. Lü, D. Hu, C. Yu. 2017. Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features. Nature Communications 8:14972:1-12