Dalianraptor

Dalianraptor

Dalianraptor Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Dalianraptor cuhe, a theropod from the Jiufotang Formation of the Lower Cretaceous of China.
Scientific classification
Class	Aves
Genus	Dalianraptor Gao and Liu, 2005
Species	D. cuhe (type) Gao and Liu, 2005

Dalianraptor (meaning "thief of Dalian") is a genus of prehistoric bird that lived in China about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous. It is very similar to the other early avialian Shenzhouraptor (or Jeholornis), though it has a longer digit I (thumb-equivalent) and shorter forelimbs^[1] which suggests it may have been flightless. It may even have been a primitive maniraptoran dinosaur. Reaching about Template:Convert/cm in length, it was found in Jiufotang Formation rocks in Liaoning Province.

References[]

^ Chiappe, Luis M.; Dyke, Gareth J. (2006). "The Early Evolutionary History of Birds". Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea 22 (1): 133–151.

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[ChiappeDyke-1] Chiappe, Luis M.; Dyke, Gareth J. (2006). "The Early Evolutionary History of Birds". Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea 22 (1): 133–151.

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