Xixiasaurus
Field photograph to come
Xixiasaurus
DV-0763 · type species Xixiasaurus henanensis
- Lived
- 90 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Troodontidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Lü et al. 2010
Field notes
About Xixiasaurus
Xixiasaurus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 90 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Xixiasaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Majiacun Formation. It was named by Lü et al. in 2010.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
80 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Troodontidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: J. Lü. 2010. A new troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of central China, and the radiation of Asian troodontids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(3):381-388