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Sinosauropterygidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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Holotype specimen of Sinosauropteryx prima, Inner Mongolia Museum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Coelurosauria |
Family: | †Sinosauropterygidae Ji & Ji, 1996 |
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Sinosauropterygidae is an extinct family of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs mainly known from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of China.