Dinosauria › Reptilia
Qinornis
Qinornis paleocenica Xue 1995
Late Cretaceous (Danian) · 66–61.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Qinornis paleocenica is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 66.0–61.7 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Xue 1995. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Qinornis sits in deep time
Qinornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Qinornis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.