Xiaotingia

Field photograph to come

DV-0808Tiaojishan Fm., China

Xiaotingia

DV-0808 · type species Xiaotingia zhengi

Lived
168 to 152 million years ago, Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic
Diet
Omnivore
Group
Theropods, Troodontidae
Found in
China
Named by
Xu et al. 2011

Field notes

About Xiaotingia

Xiaotingia was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, 168 to 152 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Xiaotingia, from China. Its fossils come from the Tiaojishan Formation. It was named by Xu et al. in 2011.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

160 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, H. You, and K. Du, F. Han. 2011. An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China and the origin of Avialae. Nature 475:465-470