Graciliraptor
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Graciliraptor (meaning "graceful thief") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period. It is a microraptorine dromaeosaurid.
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Graciliraptor | |
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Skeletal restoration of known remains | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Paraves |
Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
Clade: | †Microraptoria |
Genus: | †Graciliraptor Xu & Wang, 2004 |
Type species | |
Graciliraptor lujiatunensis Xu & Wang, 2004 |
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The type species Graciliraptor lujiatunensis was first named and described in 2004 by Xu Xing and Wang Xiaoling. The generic name is derived from Latin gracilis and raptor. The specific name refers to the village Lujiatun where the fossil site is located. Its fossil, holotype IVPP V 13474, was found in Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China.[1]