Age of the Barremian–Aptian boundary and onset of the Cretaceous Normal Superchron
www.sciencedirect.com
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VERIFY:geological_stage: stored=aptian suggested=barremian confidence=medium — The 'Aptian' assignment for Yutyrannus derives from older calibrations that placed the Barremian–Aptian boundary at ~125 Ma; current geochronology gives <cite index="18-2">a best estimate of between 123.8 and 121.8 Ma for the Barremian–Aptian boundary</cite>, and the ICS chart now puts the Barremian at ~125.77–121.4 Ma, so the stored 125–122 Ma interval falls in the Barremian. The Yixian Formation itself is described as <cite index="12-2">deposited in the Barremian to early Aptian, some 125-121 mya</cite>, with the ~125 Ma Yutyrannus horizon at the older (Barremian) end.
Åpne kilde ↗A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China
Nature (Xu et al. 2012, doi:10.1038/nature10906)
Sjekket: 5.9.2026
Original peer-reviewed description that names Yutyrannus huali and places it phylogenetically within Tyrannosauroidea (Proceratosauridae) among coelurosaurian theropods.
Åpne kilde ↗PBDB Taxon: Yutyrannus
Paleobiology Database
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Lists the recorded fossil occurrences and geographic/stratigraphic distribution of Yutyrannus, found only at Batuyingzi, Beipiao (Cretaceous of Liaoning, China).
Åpne kilde ↗Oxygen isotopes of East Asian dinosaurs reveal exceptionally cold Early Cretaceous climates
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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Isotopic study reconstructing the cool temperate palaeoenvironment and mean annual temperature of the Yixian Formation / Jehol Biota setting in which Yutyrannus lived.
Åpne kilde ↗Yutyrannus | Dino Directory
Natural History Museum, London
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Museum taxon page documenting Yutyrannus as a large meat-eating (carnivorous) theropod from northern China.
Åpne kilde ↗High-precision 40Ar/39Ar age for the Jehol Biota
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Elsevier)
Sjekket: 5.9.2026
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åpne kilde ↗Yutyrannus huali
Australian Museum
Sjekket: 5.9.2026
General authoritative overview of Yutyrannus huali covering its discovery, size, feathering and Early Cretaceous Chinese origin.
Åpne kilde ↗Yutyrannus huali
Australian Museum
Sjekket: 5.9.2026
General authoritative overview of Yutyrannus huali covering its discovery, size, feathering and Early Cretaceous Chinese origin.
Åpne kilde ↗Yutyrannus huali
Australian Museum
Sjekket: 5.9.2026
General authoritative overview of Yutyrannus huali covering its discovery, size, feathering and Early Cretaceous Chinese origin.
Åpne kilde ↗Yutyrannus huali
Australian Museum
Sjekket: 5.9.2026
General authoritative overview of Yutyrannus huali covering its discovery, size, feathering and Early Cretaceous Chinese origin.
Åpne kilde ↗