A new alvarezsaurian theropod from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of western China

Citation

Qin, Z.; Clark, J.; Choiniere, J.; Xu, X. (2019). A new alvarezsaurian theropod from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of western China. Scientific Reports 9(1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48148-7

Names first published here

• Shishugounykus genus
• Shishugounykus inexpectus species

Cited by genera

• Aorun

  New alvarezsaurian description recovering Aorun consistent with earlier alvarezsauroid placement.

• Haplocheirus

  Included Haplocheirus in an alvarezsaurian phylogenetic analysis.

• Shishugounykus

Cited by clades

• Alvarezsauridae

  Described a Jurassic alvarezsaurian from China, reviewing the group's earlier interpretation as flightless birds and its placement outside Avialae.