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Hexing qingyi by teratophoneus-d55s54g

Hexing qingyi is an extinct genus of Ornithomimid theropod dinosaur that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous period around 125 million years ago.

Discovery and naming[]

In the early twenty-first century, a local farmer at Xiaobeigou in Liaoning discovered the skeleton of a small theropod. It was given the name Hexing in 2012.

Description[]

The holotype specimen consists of the remains of a small individual.

Phylogeny[]

The describers assigned Hexing a basal position in the Ornithomimosauria.

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