Dinosauria›Reptilia
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Cathayornis Cathayornis yandica Zhou et al. 1992
/kˈæθeɪˌɔːɹniz/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Liaoning
Formation
Jiufotang
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Liaoning, China. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Cathayornis yandica sits in deep time
Cathayornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Cathayornis yandica's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.