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Zhengheornis Zhengheornis buyu Wang et al. 2026
/ʒˈɛŋhɪˌɔːɹniz/
estimated
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 152.2–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Fujian
Formation
Nanyuan
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Zhengheornis buyu is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 152.2–145.1 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Fujian, China. It was named by Wang et al. 2026. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Zhengheornis buyu sits in deep time
Zhengheornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Zhengheornis buyu's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.