Reptilia - Dinosauria - Dromaeosauridae

Alternative spelling: Microraptoria

Full reference: P. Senter, R. Barsbold, B. B. Britt and D. A. Burnham. 2004. Systematics and evolution of Dromaeosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda). Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 8:1-20

Parent taxon: Dromaeosauridae according to E.-P. Gong et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Balaur, Dromaeosaurinae, Dromaeosauroides, Eudromaeosauria, Graciliraptor, Linheraptor, Luanchuanraptor, Mahakala, Nuthetes, Pyroraptor, Tianyuraptor, Unenlagiinae, Variraptor

Subtaxa: Hesperonychus, Microraptor, Shanag, Sinornithosaurus

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Type: Microraptor

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore