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Xixiasaurus
Xixiasaurus henanensis Lü et al. 2010
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 89.8–72.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Xixiasaurus henanensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 89.8–72.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore, omnivore. It was named by Lü et al. 2010. 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 Xixiasaurus sits in deep time
Xixiasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Xixiasaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.