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Yuanchuavis

Yuanchuavis kompsosoura Wang et al. 2021

Early Cretaceous (Albian) · 143.1–100.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Yuanchuavis kompsosoura is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 143.1–100.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Wang et al. 2021. 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 Yuanchuavis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Yuanchuavis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
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predator–prey
Atlascopcosaurus
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
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predator–prey
Polacanthus
Polacanthus foxii
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coexisted–with
Ouranosaurus
Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
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coexisted–with
Hylaeosaurus
Hylaeosaurus armatus
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same–clade
Shanag
Shanag ashile
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same–clade
Aristosuchus
Aristosuchus pusillus
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same–clade
Sinocalliopteryx
Sinocalliopteryx gigas
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