IRMNG taxon details
original description
Article title: First avialian bird from China. [details]
original description
Dizhi Tongbao 24. page(s): 198 [details]
basis of record
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search [details]
verified source for family
Turner, A. H.; Pol, D.; Clarke, J. A.; Erickson, G. M.; Norell, M. A. (2007). A basal dromaeosaurid and size evolution preceding avian flight. <em>Science.</em> 317(5843): 1378-1381., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1144066 [details]
current name source
Turner, A. H.; Pol, D.; Clarke, J. A.; Erickson, G. M.; Norell, M. A. (2007). A basal dromaeosaurid and size evolution preceding avian flight. <em>Science.</em> 317(5843): 1378-1381., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1144066 [details]
extant flag source
web search (AJR) [details]
habitat flag source
web search (AJR) [details]
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Initially described as a basal avialan (bird) in the family Archaeopterygidae; subsequently re-interpreted as a theropod dinosaur in the family Troodontidae, refer Turner et al., 2007. [details]
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