Anchiornis

Anchiornis huxleyi

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Superordo: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Taxon: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Infraordo: Tetanurae
Taxon: Avetheropoda
Taxon: Coelurosauria
Taxon: Maniraptoriformes
Taxon: Eumaniraptora
Familia: Troodontidae
Genus: Anchiornis
Species: A. huxleyi

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Anchiornis Xu et al., 2009

Xing Xu, Qi Zhao, Mark Norell, Corwin Sullivan, David Hone, Gregory Erickson, Xiao-Lin Wang, FengLu Han & Yu Guo (2009) "A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin". Chinese Science Bulletin. 54(3): 430–435. doi: 10.1007/s11434-009-0009-6
Hu Dongyu, Hou Lianhai, Zhang Lijun, Xu Xing (2009) "A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus". Nature. 461: 640–643. doi: 10.1038/nature08322 PDF fulltext