Genus: Tianyuraptor ZHENG, XU, YOU, ZHAO & DONG, 2009
Etymology: 'Tianyu' is derived from the name of the museum that has the holotype, and Latin, raptor, "robber."

Species: ostromi ZHENG, XU, YOU, ZHAO & DONG, 2009
Etymology: In honor of John Ostrom, who contributed greatly to the study of dromaeosaurid fossils.

Holotype: STM1-3

Locality: Dawangzhangzi, Lingyuan, western Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Yixian Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete skull and nearly complete skeleton.

Tianyuraptor ostromi (modified from ZHENG, XU, YOU, ZHAO & DONG, 2009), Holotype: STM1-3.