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Silhouette of Xiaotingia

Xiaotingia

Xiaotingia zhengi Xu et al. 2011

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 168.2–152.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Xiaotingia zhengi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 168.2–152.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore, omnivore. It was named by Xu et al. 2011. 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 Xiaotingia sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Xiaotingia
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Xiaotingia's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

coexisted–with
Bicharracosaurus
Bicharracosaurus dionidei
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coexisted–with
Amanzia
Amanzia greppini
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coexisted–with
Zby
Zby atlanticus
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coexisted–with
Tianyulong
Tianyulong confuciusi
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coexisted–with
Jingiella
Jingiella dongxingensis
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same–clade
Aurornis
Aurornis xui
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same–clade
Eosinopteryx
Eosinopteryx brevipenna
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same–clade
Anchiornis
Anchiornis huxleyi
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