Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Troodontidae
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
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.