Yixianosaurus

Yixianosaurus (meaning "Yixian lizard") is a maniraptoran theropod dinosaur genus from the Early Cretaceous of China.
The type species, Yixianosaurus longimanus, was formally named and described by Xu Xing and Wang Xiaolin in 2003. Its partial skeleton was discovered in 2001, in Liaoning at Wangjiagou in northeastern China. The generic name refers to the Yixian Formation. The specific name means "with a long hand" from Latin longus, "long", and manus, "hand".[1]
Category:Dinosaurs
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Prehistoric maniraptorans
Category:Early cretaceous dinosaurs of asia
Category:Feathered dinosaurs
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2003
Category:Taxa named by Xu Xing
Category:Yixian fauna