Species
Valid Extinct

Anchiornis huxleyi

Xu et al. 2009

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Anchiornis Genus
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Anchiornis huxleyi Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
3
Geological formations
Tiaojishan
3
Temporal distribution
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
3
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, Q. Zhao, and M. Norell, C. Sullivan, D. Hone, G. Erickson, X. Wang, F. Han, Y. Guo. 2009. A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin. Chinese Science Bulletin 54(3):430-435 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
J. Lindgren, P. Sjövall, and R. M. Carney, A. Cincotta, P. Uvdal, S. W. Hutcheson, O. Gustafsson, U. Lefèvre, F. Escuillié, J. Heimdal, A. Engdahl, J. A. Gren, B. P. Kear, K. Wakamatsu, J. Yans, P. Godefroit. 2015. Molecular composition and ultrastructure of Jurassic paravian feathers. Scientific Reports 5:13520:1-13 DOI ↗
D. Hu, L. Hou, and L. Zhang, X. Xu. 2009. A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus. Nature 461:640-643 DOI ↗
X. Xu, Q. Zhao, and M. Norell, C. Sullivan, D. Hone, G. Erickson, X. Wang, F. Han, Y. Guo. 2009. A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin. Chinese Science Bulletin 54(3):430-435 DOI ↗