Shixinggia

Shixinggia oblita

Shixinggia ate plants and meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.

When: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Named in: 2005 · Lü, J. C.; Zhang, B. K.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 2 m · 7 ft
Weight: 40 kg · 88 lb
Found in: China · Pingling
Food and walking: Omnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Heyuanninae

The story in short

In 2005, J. C. Lü and B. K. Zhang published the name Shixinggia. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Pingling Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Shixinggia at a length near 2 m and a body mass around 40 kg.

On the family tree it sits in Heyuanninae, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Conchoraptor

Conchoraptor gracilis

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Gobiraptor

Gobiraptor minutus

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago

Heyuannia

Heyuannia huangi

Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago