Jianianhualong

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DV-0984Yixian Fm., China

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

1 find

125 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

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