Qiupanykus

Qiupanykus; Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Family:	†Alvarezsauridae
Genus:	†Qiupanykus; Lü et al, 2018
Species:	†Q. zhangi
Binomial name
	Qiupanykus zhangi; Lü et al., 2018

Qiupanykus is a genus of alvarezsaurid coelurosaur theropod from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of southern China.^[1]

Fossil eggs believed to be those of an oviraptorid found in association with the holotype specimen indicate that both Qiupanykus may have been specialist egg eaters that used their robust thumb claws to crack open eggshells.^[1]

Phylogeny

Lü et al. (2018) recover Qiupanykus as a member of the Alvarezsauridae,^[1] (clade Parvicursorinae sensu Xu et al. 2013).

References

1 2 3 Lü, JC; Xu, L; Chang, HL; Jia, SH; Zhang, JM; Gao, DS; Zhang, YY; Zhang, CJ; Ding, F (2018). "A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province, central China". China Geology. 1: 28–35. doi:10.31035/cg2018005.

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[lu-1] 1 2 3 Lü, JC; Xu, L; Chang, HL; Jia, SH; Zhang, JM; Gao, DS; Zhang, YY; Zhang, CJ; Ding, F (2018). "A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province, central China". China Geology. 1: 28–35. doi:10.31035/cg2018005.