Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Dromaeosauridae
Silhouette of Tianyuraptor ostromi

Tianyuraptor Tianyuraptor ostromi Zheng et al. 2009

/tjˈænjuːɹˌæptɚ/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling

Where It Was Found

Country
China
Region
Liaoning
Formation
Yixian
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in China. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Tianyuraptor ostromi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Liaoning, China. It was named by Zheng et al. 2009. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Tianyuraptor ostromi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Tianyuraptor
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Tianyuraptor ostromi'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.

predator–prey
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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predator–prey
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus meileyingensis
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predator–prey
Bolong
Bolong yixianensis
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coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Ornithopsis
Ornithopsis hulkei
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same–clade
Aristosuchus
Aristosuchus pusillus
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