Caudipteryx
Sign in to saveCaudipteryx (meaning "tail feather") is a genus of small oviraptorosaurian dinosaurs that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous, around 124.6 million years ago. They were feathered and extremely bird-like in their overall appearance, to the point that some paleontologists suggested it was a bird. Two species have been described: C. zoui (the type species), in 1998, and C. dongi, in 2000. Caudipteryx had a stout trunk, long legs, and was probably a swift runner. Its discovery has led to many intensive studies and debate over the relationship between birds and dinosaurs.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Caudipteryx is referenced by 102 other articles, and connects out to Oviraptoridae, Oviraptorosauria and Caenagnathidae.
Vinony files it under Barremian dinosaurs, Dinosaur genera and Dinosaurs of China.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Caudipteridae
- Image
- Caudipteryx2mmartyniuk.png
- Length
- 1.0
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- taxon name
- Caudipteryx
- Commons category
- Caudipteryx
- taxon rank
- genus
- time period
- Early Cretaceous
- location of discovery
- China
- main food source
- omnivore
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