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Paravians; Temporal range: ; Middle Jurassic–Present, 165–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Examples of basal paravian dinosaurs
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Pennaraptora
Clade:	Paraves; Sereno, 1997
Subgroups
	†Balaur; †Fukuivenator?; †Imperobator; †Overoraptor; †Palaeopteryx; †Pamparaptor; †Pneumatoraptor; †Rahonavis; †Richardoestesia?; †Halszkaraptorinae?; †Scansoriopterygidae?; †Unenlagiinae?; †Deinonychosauria(?) †Archaeopterygidae?; †Anchiornithidae? (possibly not monophyletic); †Dromaeosauridae; †Troodontidae; ; Avialae;
Synonyms
	Eumaniraptora Padian et al. 1999[full citation needed]; Deinonychosauria?;

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History of study[edit]

Initial discovery[edit]

Dinosaur renaissance[edit]

Modern study[edit]

Anatomy[edit]

Body size[edit]

Feathers and wings[edit]

Feet and claws[edit]

Head and senses[edit]

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Classification[edit]

Evolution[edit]

Relationship to birds[edit]

Taxonomy[edit]

Phylogenetic position of paravian groups in different topologies

Topology 1

Topology 2

Paraves

Deinonychosauria

	Dromaeosauridae

	Troodontidae

Avialae

Anchiornithidae

	Archaeopteryx

	Euavialae

Paraves

Dromaeosauridae

	Troodontidae

	Avialae

Topology 3

Topology 4

Paraves

Deinonychosauria

Anchiornithidae (incl. Archaeopteryx)

	Halszkaraptorinae

	Unenlagiinae

	Dromaeosauridae

	Troodontidae

Avialae

	Scansoriopterygidae

	Euavialae

Paleoecology[edit]

Diet[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Predation[edit]

References[edit]

^ Zhang, H.; Wang, M.; Liu, X. (2008). "Constraints on the upper boundary age of the Tiaojishan Formation volcanic rocks in West Liaoning-North Hebei by LA-ICP-MS dating". Chinese Science Bulletin. 53 (22): 3574–3584. Bibcode:2008SciBu..53.3574Z. doi:10.1007/s11434-008-0287-4.

[1] Zhang, H.; Wang, M.; Liu, X. (2008). "Constraints on the upper boundary age of the Tiaojishan Formation volcanic rocks in West Liaoning-North Hebei by LA-ICP-MS dating". Chinese Science Bulletin. 53 (22): 3574–3584. Bibcode:2008SciBu..53.3574Z. doi:10.1007/s11434-008-0287-4.

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Paravians Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Present, 165–0 Ma^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Examples of basal paravian dinosaurs
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Pennaraptora
Clade:	Paraves Sereno, 1997
Subgroups
†Balaur †Fukuivenator? †Imperobator †Overoraptor †Palaeopteryx †Pamparaptor †Pneumatoraptor †Rahonavis †Richardoestesia? †Halszkaraptorinae? †Scansoriopterygidae? †Unenlagiinae? †Deinonychosauria(?) †Archaeopterygidae? †Anchiornithidae? (possibly not monophyletic) †Dromaeosauridae †Troodontidae Avialae
Synonyms
Eumaniraptora Padian et al. 1999^{[full citation needed]} Deinonychosauria?

History of study[edit]

Initial discovery[edit]

Dinosaur renaissance[edit]

Modern study[edit]

Anatomy[edit]

Body size[edit]

Feathers and wings[edit]

Feet and claws[edit]

Head and senses[edit]

Skeletal features[edit]

Classification[edit]

Evolution[edit]

Relationship to birds[edit]

Taxonomy[edit]

Paleoecology[edit]

Diet[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Predation[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]