Sinovenatorinae

Sinovenatorinae; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous 126–125 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Fossil specimen of Mei long
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Family:	†Troodontidae
Subfamily:	†Sinovenatorinae; Shen et al., 2017
Type species
	†Sinovenator changii; Xu et al., 2002
Genera
	†Daliansaurus?; †Jianianhualong?; †Mei; †Sinovenator; †Sinusonasus?; †Xiaotingia?;

Sinovenatorinae is a subfamily of the extinct bird-like troodontid dinosaurs known exclusively from the Early Cretaceous of China. It includes the genus Sinovenator as well as several related genera.[1]

References

Shen, C.; Lu, J.; Liu, S.; Kundrát, M.; Brusatte, S.L.; Gao, H. (2017). "A New Troodontid Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China" (PDF). Acta Geologica Sinica. 91 (3): 763–780. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.13307.

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