Xingtianosaurus
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Xingtianosaurus
DV-1088 · type species Xingtianosaurus ganqi
- Lived
- 126 to 120 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Caudipterygidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Qiu et al. 2019
Field notes
About Xingtianosaurus
Xingtianosaurus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 120 million years ago. It belongs to the family Caudipterygidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Xingtianosaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Yixian Formation. It was named by Qiu et al. in 2019.
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 Caudipterygidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: R. Qiu, X. Wang, and Q. Wang, N. Li, J. Zhang, Y. Ma. 2019. A new caudipterid from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information on the evolution of the manus of Oviraptorosauria. Scientific Reports 9(1):6431:1-10