Sinornithoides

Sinornithoides (meaning "Chinese bird form") is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Cretaceous (Barremian stage, around 130 125 million years ago). It measured approximately 1 meter long (3 ft). It lived in Inner Mongolia, China, and probably ate invertebrates and other small prey.

Sinornithoides
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Superorder:
†Dinosauria
Order:
†Saurischia
Suborder:
†Theropoda
Infraorder:
†Deinonychosauria
Family:
†Troodontidae
Genus:
† Sinornithoides

Russell & Dong, 1993
Species
  • S. youngi Russell & Dong, 1993 (type)
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