Changyuraptor
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Changyuraptor 1.2 m (3.9 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 1.2 m (3.9 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (125 Mya)
- Place
- Africa · China
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Sickle-clawed raptors: Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor.
Changyuraptor is a genus of “four-winged”, predatory dinosaurs. It is known from a single fossil specimen representing the species Changyuraptor yangi, which was discovered from Early Cretaceous (125 million year old) deposits in Liaoning Province, China. C. yangi belongs to the group of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs called the Microraptoria.
At the time of its discovery, C. yangi was the largest four-winged dinosaur known and among the largest Mesozoic flying paravians, volant true birds seldom approaching its size.
What we know
- Named by Han et al., 2014.
- Body length estimated at about 1.2 m.
- Fossils found in Africa and China.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Changyuraptor — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.