Caihong
Caihong () is a genus of small paravian theropod dinosaur from China that lived during the Late Jurassic period.
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- Discovery and naming
- Description
- Size and distinguishing traits
- Skeleton
- Feathering and coloration
- See also
- References
Caihong () is a genus of small paravian theropod dinosaur from China that lived during the Late Jurassic period.
==Discovery and naming== At Gangou, Qinglong, in the north of Hebei province, peasant Yang Jun discovered in a quarry near the village of Nanshimenzi the skeleton of a small theropod, belonging to the Yanliao Biota. It was in February 2014 acquired by the Paleontological Museum of Liaoning. The fossil was subsequently, and for the first time, prepared by Ding Xiaoqing and Matthew Brown.