Caudipteryx
Caudipteryx was a small feathered dinosaur. It was related to Oviraptor but looked more like Archaeopteryx. It was a relative of Protarchaeopteryx. It was found in China. It was a small insectivore, with long thin legs, less than a metre long. It had a fan of tail feathers and a fringe of feathers along the trailing edge of each arm. They are very like bird feathers, with a central stalk, and vanes on either side. Its arms were too short for it to fly.[1]
| Caudipteryx Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous 124.6 mya
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| Family: | Caudipteridae |
| Genus: | Caudipteryx |
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Caudipteryx Media
Specimen STM4-3 and line diagram
Wing reconstruction and feather impressions of Caudipteryx sp. (a) and C. dongi (b)
Skeletal restorations of three specimens
Gastroliths in stomach region of C. zoui specimen BPV 085, National Museum of Natural Science
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References
- ↑ Gee, Henry2000. Deep time: cladistics, the revolution in evolution. HarperCollins, London. p189