Free Web Hosting Provider - Web Hosting - E-commerce - High Speed Internet - Free Web Page
Search the Web

Caudipteryx

TYPE SPECIES: C. zoui, Ji Q., Currie, Norell, & Ji S., 1998
OTHER SPECIES: C. dongi, Zhou & Wang, 2000
SYNONYMS: none
CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptora
Oviraptorosauria
LENGTH: 1 meter (3 feet)
TIME PERIOD: Barremian (Mid-Cretaceous)
LOCATION: China
ABOUT: Not known for sure if it is indeed and oviraptorosaur. Feather impressions are known from this maniraptor.