Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Hongshanornithidae
Yixianornis
Yixianornis grabaui Zhou and Zhang 2001
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Yixianornis grabaui is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–113.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Zhou and Zhang 2001. 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 Yixianornis sits in deep time
Yixianornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Yixianornis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.