Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Dromaeosauridae
Microraptor
Microraptor zhaoianus Xu et al. 2000
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Microraptor zhaoianus 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 Xu et al. 2000. The species is represented by 5 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~18%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 5 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Microraptor sits in deep time
Microraptor
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Microraptor's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.