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Cathayornis
Cathayornis yandica Zhou et al. 1992
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Cathayornis yandica is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–113.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Zhou et al. 1992. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~11%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Cathayornis sits in deep time
Cathayornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Cathayornis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.