Crateropteryx cra-te-ro-PTE-ry

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Crateropteryx 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (168.2–165.3 Mya)
Place
Unknown locality
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Crateropteryx is a dinosaur known from the Jurassic period, of uncertain origin. Most of what’s published comes from a small number of specimens, and the fuller picture of how it lived is still being worked out.

What we know

  • Originally named by Seeley 1900.