Xiaotingia
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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
160 million years ago
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