1688:
1677:
1683:
126:
1694:
426:
108:
1717:
473:
542:
414:
681:
713:
651:
444:
dinosaur. It was a dromaeosaurid which measured approximately 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in length, and weighed up to approximately 25 kilograms (55 lb). At that size,
401:, articulated and uncompressed, is one of the few nearly complete skeletons of dromaeosaurid dinosaurs worldwide. The name of the genus refers to the district of
498:
were intermediate between basal and derived dromaeosaurids. The two share several skull details, among which a large maxillary fenestra β an opening in the
1851:
618:
616:
870:
1797:
717:
1861:
689:
1866:
1710:
555:
589:; Choinere, J.N.; Pittman, M.; Tan, Q.W.; Xiao, D.; Li, Z.Q.; Tan, L.; Clark, J.M.; Norell, M.A.; Hone, D.W.E.; Sullivan, C. (2010).
659:
623:
Xu Xing; Michael
Pittman; Corwin Sullivan; Jonah N. Choiniere; Qing Wei Tan; James M. Clark; Mark A. Norell; Wang Shuo (2015).
1687:
1676:
863:
1693:
452:. Like all dromaeosaurids, it had an elongated skull, a curved neck, an enlarged toe claw on each foot, and a long tail;
741:"Using creation science to demonstrate evolution 2: morphological continuity within Dinosauria (supporting information)"
1682:
655:
591:"A new dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Wulansuhai Formation of Inner Mongolia, China"
125:
359:
Researchers announced the discovery of the genus after a nearly complete fossilised skeleton was found in 2008 by
967:
856:
586:
522:. (2015) reject this synonymy by responding to the counterarguments proposed using new and existing details of
340:
302:
1856:
406:
1737:
624:
1823:
1720:
360:
283:
830:
1784:
1021:
372:
1438:
685:
380:
1175:
994:
809:
120:
1828:
1810:
1635:
1526:
1462:
1358:
1151:
762:
1815:
1775:
1559:
1505:
1365:
1343:
801:
793:
752:
547:
238:
839:
1619:
1473:
1376:
1089:
1067:
1033:
952:
879:
336:
225:
209:
30:
590:
1277:
425:
402:
367:; a more detailed publication is forthcoming. The specimen was recovered from rocks at
364:
348:
107:
1845:
1598:
1512:
1404:
1389:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1304:
1239:
1232:
1161:
757:
368:
347:. This bird-like dinosaur was less than 2 m (6.5 ft) long and was found in
325:
65:
813:
472:
1657:
1568:
1489:
1482:
1447:
1426:
1411:
1350:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1193:
1140:
1125:
503:
1769:
1590:
1541:
1497:
1454:
1419:
1397:
1336:
1247:
1182:
1006:
40:
1605:
1582:
1534:
1285:
1254:
1132:
1110:
918:
909:
537:
457:
449:
183:
85:
50:
1760:
740:
1643:
1575:
1270:
1262:
1168:
979:
927:
461:
376:
196:
137:
90:
766:
1754:
1627:
1548:
1519:
1293:
1103:
903:
441:
394:
375:. The latter includes lithologies that are very similar to the Mongolian
328:
170:
157:
80:
75:
60:
55:
45:
1802:
1650:
936:
598:
499:
486:
385:
95:
70:
1225:
1117:
897:
805:
405:, Inner Mongolia, China where the specimen was discovered, while the
147:
1731:
781:
714:"Linheraptor Exquisitus - New Raptor Species Discovered in Mongolia"
448:
would have been a fast and agile predator, perhaps preying on small
510:. Senter (2011) and Turner, Makovicky and Norell (2012) argue that
848:
797:
471:
424:
332:
321:
1789:
1735:
890:
852:
782:"A review of dromaeosaurid systematics and paravian phylogeny"
464:. The large toe claws may have been used for capturing prey.
780:
Alan H. Turner, Peter J. Makovicky and Mark Norell (2012).
625:"The taxonomic status of the Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid
502:, an upper jaw bone β and lack various features of more
708:
706:
413:, refers to the well-preserved nature of the holotype (
351:. It is known from a single, nearly complete skeleton.
383:
which have yielded the closely related dromaeosaurids
682:"'Beautiful' fossil of Jurassic Park dinosaur found"
1744:
1558:
1472:
1437:
1375:
1303:
1192:
1150:
1087:
1032:
1005:
978:
951:
629:
and its implications for dromaeosaurid systematics"
786:Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
343:and colleagues in 2010, and contains the species
581:
579:
577:
575:
573:
571:
864:
8:
476:Skeletal restoration showing known elements
1732:
1381:
1095:
1084:
1011:
984:
957:
948:
887:
871:
857:
849:
484:is believed to be most closely related to
106:
20:
756:
652:"New Dinosaur: "Exquisite" Raptor Found"
526:s anatomy. A monographic description of
567:
7:
716:. Science Blogging. Archived from
556:Timeline of dromaeosaurid research
14:
1852:Late Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia
844:by paleoartist Julius T. Csotonyi
1716:
1715:
1692:
1686:
1681:
1675:
758:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02349.x
540:
124:
745:Journal of Evolutionary Biology
680:Richard Alleyne (2010-03-19).
1:
1862:Fossil taxa described in 2010
530:is currently in preparation.
115:Holotype fossil, IVPP V16923
433:in its arid desert habitat.
331:which lived in what is now
1883:
16:Extinct genus of dinosaurs
1867:Taxa named by Mark Norell
1705:
1673:
1384:
1098:
1083:
1064:
1014:
987:
960:
947:
886:
289:
282:
121:Scientific classification
119:
114:
105:
23:
650:Ker Than (2010-03-19).
514:is a junior synonym of
506:dromaeosaurids such as
480:Among its sister taxa,
429:Life reconstruction of
363:and Michael Pittman in
842:Linheraptor exquisitus
633:Vertebrata PalAsiatica
627:Linheraptor exquisitus
512:Linheraptor exquisitus
477:
434:
345:Linheraptor exquisitus
296:Linheraptor exquisitus
1824:Paleobiology Database
739:Senter, Phil (2011).
720:on September 13, 2012
475:
428:
840:Life restoration of
373:Wulansuhai Formation
1439:Saurornitholestinae
686:The Daily Telegraph
656:National Geographic
381:Djadokhta Formation
379:-aged rocks of the
371:that belong to the
518:, but Xu, Pittman
478:
435:
361:Jonah N. Choiniere
339:. It was named by
275:L. exquisitus
1839:
1838:
1811:Open Tree of Life
1738:Taxon identifiers
1729:
1728:
1701:
1700:
1671:
1670:
1667:
1666:
1636:Saurornitholestes
1527:Saurornitholestes
1463:Saurornitholestes
1152:Halszkaraptorinae
1079:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1052:
1051:
751:(10): 2197β2216.
662:on March 22, 2010
313:
312:
263:
1874:
1832:
1831:
1819:
1818:
1806:
1805:
1793:
1792:
1780:
1779:
1778:
1765:
1764:
1763:
1733:
1719:
1718:
1696:
1690:
1685:
1679:
1560:Velociraptorinae
1506:Dromaeosauroides
1382:
1366:Zhongjianosaurus
1344:Sinornithosaurus
1096:
1085:
1012:
985:
958:
949:
942:
941:
888:
873:
866:
859:
850:
818:
817:
777:
771:
770:
760:
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
710:
701:
700:
698:
697:
688:. Archived from
677:
671:
670:
668:
667:
658:. Archived from
647:
641:
640:
620:
611:
610:
608:
607:
595:
583:
550:
548:Dinosaurs portal
545:
544:
543:
440:was a bird-like
298:
294:
257:
250:
239:Velociraptorinae
237:
224:
208:
129:
128:
110:
100:
37:
29:Temporal range:
21:
1882:
1881:
1877:
1876:
1875:
1873:
1872:
1871:
1842:
1841:
1840:
1835:
1827:
1822:
1814:
1809:
1801:
1796:
1788:
1783:
1774:
1773:
1768:
1759:
1758:
1753:
1740:
1730:
1725:
1697:
1663:
1620:Luanchuanraptor
1554:
1474:Dromaeosaurinae
1468:
1433:
1377:Eudromaeosauria
1371:
1299:
1188:
1146:
1092:
1090:Dromaeosauridae
1071:
1068:Dromaeosauridae
1048:
1034:Dromaeosauridae
1028:
1001:
974:
968:Avemetatarsalia
953:Avemetatarsalia
943:
893:
892:
882:
880:Dromaeosauridae
877:
827:
822:
821:
779:
778:
774:
738:
737:
733:
723:
721:
712:
711:
704:
695:
693:
679:
678:
674:
665:
663:
649:
648:
644:
622:
621:
614:
605:
603:
593:
585:
584:
569:
564:
546:
541:
539:
536:
470:
423:
357:
337:Late Cretaceous
309:
300:
292:
291:
278:
256:
248:
235:
226:Eudromaeosauria
222:
210:Dromaeosauridae
206:
123:
101:
99:
98:
93:
88:
83:
78:
73:
68:
63:
58:
53:
48:
43:
35:
34:
31:Late Cretaceous
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1880:
1878:
1870:
1869:
1864:
1859:
1857:Eudromaeosaurs
1854:
1844:
1843:
1837:
1836:
1834:
1833:
1820:
1807:
1794:
1781:
1766:
1750:
1748:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1727:
1726:
1724:
1723:
1713:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1699:
1698:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1661:
1654:
1647:
1640:
1632:
1624:
1616:
1609:
1602:
1595:
1587:
1579:
1572:
1564:
1562:
1556:
1555:
1553:
1552:
1545:
1538:
1531:
1523:
1516:
1509:
1502:
1494:
1486:
1478:
1476:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1466:
1459:
1451:
1443:
1441:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1423:
1416:
1408:
1401:
1394:
1385:
1379:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1347:
1340:
1333:
1325:
1318:
1310:
1308:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1290:
1282:
1278:Unquillosaurus
1274:
1267:
1259:
1251:
1244:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1214:
1207:
1199:
1197:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1157:
1155:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1137:
1129:
1122:
1114:
1107:
1099:
1093:
1088:
1081:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1044:
1038:
1036:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1015:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
998:
997:
988:
982:
976:
975:
973:
972:
971:
970:
961:
955:
945:
944:
940:
939:
930:
921:
912:
906:
900:
891:
884:
883:
878:
876:
875:
868:
861:
853:
847:
846:
837:
826:
825:External links
823:
820:
819:
772:
731:
702:
672:
642:
612:
566:
565:
563:
560:
559:
558:
552:
551:
535:
532:
516:Tsaagan mangas
487:Tsaagan mangas
469:
466:
422:
419:
365:Inner Mongolia
356:
353:
349:Inner Mongolia
311:
310:
301:
287:
286:
280:
279:
271:
269:
265:
264:
246:
242:
241:
233:
229:
228:
220:
213:
212:
204:
200:
199:
194:
187:
186:
181:
174:
173:
168:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
117:
116:
112:
111:
103:
102:
94:
89:
84:
79:
74:
69:
64:
59:
54:
49:
44:
39:
38:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1879:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1830:
1825:
1821:
1817:
1812:
1808:
1804:
1799:
1795:
1791:
1786:
1782:
1777:
1771:
1767:
1762:
1756:
1752:
1751:
1749:
1747:
1743:
1739:
1734:
1722:
1714:
1712:
1708:
1707:
1704:
1695:
1691:
1689:
1684:
1678:
1660:
1659:
1655:
1653:
1652:
1648:
1646:
1645:
1641:
1638:
1637:
1633:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1622:
1621:
1617:
1615:
1614:
1610:
1608:
1607:
1603:
1601:
1600:
1599:Kansaignathus
1596:
1593:
1592:
1588:
1585:
1584:
1580:
1578:
1577:
1573:
1571:
1570:
1566:
1565:
1563:
1561:
1557:
1551:
1550:
1546:
1544:
1543:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1521:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1513:Dromaeosaurus
1510:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1485:
1484:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1471:
1465:
1464:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1450:
1449:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1440:
1436:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1422:
1421:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1409:
1407:
1406:
1405:Dineobellator
1402:
1400:
1399:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1374:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1348:
1346:
1345:
1341:
1339:
1338:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1329:Hesperonychus
1326:
1324:
1323:
1322:Graciliraptor
1319:
1317:
1316:
1315:Changyuraptor
1312:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1305:Microraptoria
1302:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1250:
1249:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1240:Ornithodesmus
1237:
1235:
1234:
1233:Neuquenraptor
1230:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1162:Halszkaraptor
1159:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1149:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1113:
1112:
1108:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1086:
1082:
1070:
1069:
1063:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1031:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1004:
996:
992:
991:
990:
989:
986:
983:
981:
977:
969:
965:
964:
963:
962:
959:
956:
954:
950:
946:
938:
934:
931:
929:
925:
922:
920:
916:
913:
911:
907:
905:
901:
899:
895:
894:
889:
885:
881:
874:
869:
867:
862:
860:
855:
854:
851:
845:
843:
838:
835:
834:
829:
828:
824:
815:
811:
807:
803:
799:
798:10.1206/748.1
795:
791:
787:
783:
776:
773:
768:
764:
759:
754:
750:
746:
742:
735:
732:
719:
715:
709:
707:
703:
692:on 2010-03-22
691:
687:
683:
676:
673:
661:
657:
653:
646:
643:
638:
634:
630:
628:
619:
617:
613:
601:
600:
592:
588:
582:
580:
578:
576:
574:
572:
568:
561:
557:
554:
553:
549:
538:
533:
531:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
488:
483:
474:
467:
465:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
432:
427:
420:
418:
416:
412:
408:
407:specific name
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
387:
382:
378:
374:
370:
369:Bayan Mandahu
366:
362:
354:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
327:
326:dromaeosaurid
323:
319:
318:
307:
304:
299:
297:
288:
285:
284:Binomial name
281:
277:
276:
270:
267:
266:
261:
255:
254:
247:
244:
243:
240:
234:
231:
230:
227:
221:
218:
215:
214:
211:
205:
202:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
188:
185:
182:
179:
176:
175:
172:
169:
166:
163:
162:
159:
156:
153:
152:
149:
146:
143:
142:
139:
136:
133:
132:
127:
122:
118:
113:
109:
104:
97:
92:
87:
82:
77:
72:
67:
62:
57:
52:
47:
42:
32:
26:
22:
19:
1745:
1680:
1658:Velociraptor
1656:
1649:
1642:
1634:
1626:
1618:
1612:
1611:
1604:
1597:
1589:
1581:
1574:
1569:Acheroraptor
1567:
1547:
1540:
1533:
1525:
1518:
1511:
1504:
1496:
1490:Dakotaraptor
1488:
1483:Achillobator
1481:
1461:
1453:
1448:Atrociraptor
1446:
1427:Zhenyuanlong
1425:
1418:
1412:Tianyuraptor
1410:
1403:
1396:
1388:
1364:
1357:
1351:Tianyuraptor
1349:
1342:
1335:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1292:
1284:
1276:
1269:
1261:
1253:
1246:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1218:Dakotaraptor
1216:
1211:Buitreraptor
1209:
1204:Austroraptor
1202:
1194:Unenlagiinae
1181:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1141:Zhenyuanlong
1139:
1131:
1126:Tianyuraptor
1124:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1066:
932:
923:
914:
841:
832:
789:
785:
775:
748:
744:
734:
722:. Retrieved
718:the original
694:. Retrieved
690:the original
675:
664:. Retrieved
660:the original
645:
636:
632:
626:
604:. Retrieved
597:
527:
524:Linheraptor'
523:
519:
515:
511:
508:Velociraptor
507:
495:
491:
485:
481:
479:
453:
450:ceratopsians
445:
437:
436:
430:
410:
398:
397:specimen of
391:Velociraptor
390:
384:
358:
344:
316:
315:
314:
305:
295:
290:
274:
273:
259:
252:
251:
216:
190:
177:
164:
24:
18:
1776:Linheraptor
1770:Wikispecies
1746:Linheraptor
1613:Linheraptor
1591:Deinonychus
1542:Yurgovuchia
1498:Deinonychus
1455:Bambiraptor
1420:Vectiraptor
1398:Bambiraptor
1337:Microraptor
1248:Pamparaptor
1183:Natovenator
1022:Maniraptora
1007:Maniraptora
833:Linheraptor
639:(1): 29β62.
602:(2403): 1β9
528:Linheraptor
492:Linheraptor
482:Linheraptor
462:carnivorous
454:Linheraptor
446:Linheraptor
438:Linheraptor
431:Linheraptor
421:Description
399:Linheraptor
317:Linheraptor
253:Linheraptor
232:Subfamily:
25:Linheraptor
1846:Categories
1709:See also:
1583:Boreonykus
1535:Utahraptor
1286:Variraptor
1255:Pyroraptor
1133:Variraptor
1111:Pyroraptor
1043:see belowβ
919:Dinosauria
910:Sauropsida
831:Fossil of
696:2010-03-21
666:2010-03-21
606:2010-03-19
562:References
417:V 16923).
411:exquisitus
184:Saurischia
171:Dinosauria
1576:Adasaurus
1271:Unenlagia
1263:Rahonavis
1169:Hulsanpes
995:Theropoda
980:Theropoda
928:Theropoda
896:Kingdom:
806:2246/6352
792:: 1β206.
724:March 21,
377:Campanian
355:Discovery
268:Species:
197:Theropoda
144:Kingdom:
138:Eukaryota
36:Campanian
1790:18752574
1755:Wikidata
1721:Category
1711:Timeline
1628:Nuthetes
1549:Zapsalis
1520:Itemirus
1294:Ypupiara
1176:Mahakala
1104:Daurlong
904:Chordata
902:Phylum:
898:Animalia
814:83572446
767:21726330
534:See also
468:Taxonomy
442:theropod
395:holotype
329:dinosaur
203:Family:
158:Chordata
154:Phylum:
148:Animalia
134:Domain:
1816:6150546
1803:7965926
1761:Q132521
1651:Tsaagan
937:Paraves
908:Class:
599:Zootaxa
587:Xu Xing
504:derived
500:maxilla
496:Tsaagan
458:bipedal
393:. The
386:Tsaagan
341:Xu Xing
335:in the
293:†
272:†
245:Genus:
1829:185190
1390:Balaur
1359:Wulong
1226:Diuqin
1118:Shanag
812:
765:
308:, 2010
306:et al.
262:, 2010
260:et al.
933:Clade
924:Clade
915:Clade
810:S2CID
594:(PDF)
520:et al
403:Linhe
333:China
322:genus
320:is a
217:Clade
191:Clade
178:Clade
165:Clade
1798:GBIF
1644:Shri
1606:Kuru
1020:see
993:see
966:see
763:PMID
726:2010
494:and
460:and
456:was
415:IVPP
389:and
41:Preκ
1785:EoL
802:hdl
794:doi
790:371
753:doi
324:of
258:Xu
1848::
1826::
1813::
1800::
1787::
1772::
1757::
935::
926::
917::
808:.
800:.
788:.
784:.
761:.
749:24
747:.
743:.
705:^
684:.
654:.
637:53
635:.
631:.
615:^
596:.
570:^
490:.
409:,
303:Xu
219::
193::
180::
167::
91:Pg
33:,
1639:?
1631:?
1623:?
1594:?
1586:?
1530:?
1501:?
1493:?
1458:?
1430:?
1415:?
1393:?
1354:?
1332:?
1307:?
1289:?
1281:?
1266:?
1258:?
1243:?
1221:?
1196:?
1154:?
1136:?
1121:?
872:e
865:t
858:v
836:.
816:.
804::
796::
769:.
755::
728:.
699:.
669:.
609:.
249:β
236:β
223:β
207:β
96:N
86:K
81:J
76:T
71:P
66:C
61:D
56:S
51:O
46:κ
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
