ammonites
Anchiornis Xu et al. 2009 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Dinosauria

Full reference: X. Xu, Q. Zhao, M. Norell, C. Sullivan, D. Hone, G. Erickson, X. Wang, F. Han, and Y. Guo. 2009. A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin. Chinese Science Bulletin 54(3):430-435

Parent taxon: Deinonychosauria according to M. S. Y. Lee and T. Worthy 2011

Sister taxa: Dromaeopodidae, Dromaeosauridae, Hulsanpes, Pamparaptor, Troodontidae, Xiaotingia

Subtaxa: Anchiornis huxleyi

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Type: Anchiornis huxleyi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore