Genus of theropod dinosaur
Xingtianosaurus is an extinct genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Early Cretaceous. The type and only species, X. ganqi, was named and described in 2019. It was placed in the Caudipteridae, alongside "Caudipteryx" and "Similicaudipteryx".
Discovery and naming.
The holotype specimen of "Xingtianosaurus ganqi", IVPP V13390, was recovered in the Dakangpu Beds of the Yixian Formation in Liaoning Province, China. The name "Xingtianosaurus" refers to Xingtian, a Chinese deity who continued to fight after being decapitated. This name references the skull-less holotype. The epithet "ganqi" refers to the weapon, a battle axe, that Xingtian wielded.
Description.
The holotype specimen is almost complete, missing only the skull, several vertebrae and the coracoids.
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