Xingtianosaurus

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DV-1088Yixian Fm., China

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

1 find

125 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

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