| Microraptor zhaoianus
Asmall sized bipedal feathered dromaeosaurid dinosaur. Anterior serration
are absent on all teeth. The posterior teeth have a basal constriction
between crown and root. The middl caudals are about 3-4 times as long as the
anterior dorsals. The caudals are less that 26 vertebrae. It has a strongly
recurved and slender pedal unguals with a prominent flexor tubercle.
Locality: Xiasanjiazi, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, China
Age and Horizon: Early Cretaceous; Jiufotang Formation
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