Anchiornithidae Asia Averostra Avetheropoda Coelurosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eusaurischia Maniraptora Maniraptoriformes Neotheropoda Orionides Paraves Pennaraptora Saurischia Tetanurae Theropoda Tyrannoraptora

Yixianosaurus longimanus

Dinosaur: Yixianosaurus longimanus

Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma

Type: Theropod

*Length:**	75 cm	2.5 ft
*Weight:**	0.8 kg	2 lb

ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Xu & Wang
Year: 2003

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Tetanurae
Orionides
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Tyrannoraptora
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Pennaraptora
Paraves
Anchiornithidae

Sources

Material: Partial skeleton (scapulae, coracoids, limb bones, ribs and other fragments) without skull, feathers.
References: Xu & Wang, (2003). A new maniraptoran dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning.

Locations

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