Name
Dalianraptor (Dalian Thief).
Phonetic
Dah-le-an-rap-tor.
Named By
C.-L. Gao & J.-Y. Liu - 2005.
Classification
Chordata, Dinosauria, Aves.
Diet
Carnivore?
Species
D. cuhe
Size
Roughly up to 80 centimetres long.
Known locations
China, Liaoning Province - Jiufotang Formation.
Time Period
Early Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Skull and post cranial skeleton.
Dalianraptor is a genus of primitive bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.
- A new avian taxon from Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning. - Global Geology 24(4):313-316. - C.-L. Gao & J.-Y. Liu - 2005.
