Graciliraptor

Graciliraptor; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
	Skeletal restoration of known remains
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Paraves
Family:	†Dromaeosauridae
Clade:	†Microraptoria
Genus:	†Graciliraptor; Xu & Wang, 2004
Type species
	Graciliraptor lujiatunensis; Xu & Wang, 2004

Graciliraptor (meaning "graceful thief") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period. It is a microraptorine dromaeosaurid.

The type species Graciliraptor lujiatunensis was first named and described in 2004 by Xu Xing and Wang Xiaoling. The generic name is derived from Latin gracilis and raptor. The specific name refers to the village Lujiatun where the fossil site is located. Its fossil, holotype IVPP V 13474, was found in Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China.^[1]

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