Genus: Microraptor XU, ZHOU & WANG, 2000
Etymology: Greek, mikros, 'small', and Latin, raptor, “robber”,
small robber; the generic name refers to the small
size of this new dromaeosaurid dinosaur.
Species: gui XU, ZHOU, WANG,
KUANG, ZHANG & DU,
2003
Etymology: In honor of Gu Zhiwei, a distinguished paleontologist who contributed
greatly to the study of jehol biota.
Referred material:
O'CONNOR, ZHOU & XU, 2011
Locality: China.
Horizon: Jehol Biota.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Cretaceous.
Material:
IVPP V 17972: Skull and skeleton.
Note: With a partial skeleton of an adult Enantiornithine bird in its stomach.
Note: With feather impressions, and skin impressions (McNAMARA, ZHANG, KEARNS, ORR, TOULOUSE, FOLEY, HONE, ROGERS, BENTON, JOHNSON, XU & ZHOU, 2018).
XING, PERSONS IV, BELL, XU, ZHANG, MIYASHITA, WANG & CURRIE, 2013
Locality: Northeastern China.
Horizon: Jiufotang Formation, Upper Jehol Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Barremian Stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material:
QMV1002: Nearly complete specimen, skull, and skeleton, with feather impressions.
Note: With a pair of fish vertebral centra and thing bones with rugose surface textures and evidence of gastric etiching, possibly fish cranial elements.
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Species: hanqingi GONG, MARTIN, BURNHAM, FALK, & HOU, 2012
Etymology: In honor of the late Marshall Zhang Xueliang who was the founder,
president, and later Honorary President of Northeastern University, China: Hanqing
is his alternate name.
Holotype: LVH 0026
Locality: Liaoning Province, Northeastern China.
Horizon: Jiufotang Formation, Upper Jehol Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Barremian Stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Skull and skeleton of a nearly complete specimen.
Note: With feather impressions.