Paraprotopteryx gracilis
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Paraprotopteryx 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (122 Mya)
- Place
- China
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Paraprotopteryx is a genus of enantiornithean birds from the Mesozoic of China.
In 2007, the type species Paraprotopteryx gracilis was named and described by Zheng Xiaoting, Zhang Zihui and Hou Lianhai. The generic name means “near Protopteryx”, in reference to a presumed similarity with that genus. The specific name is intended to mean “pretty”.
What we know
- Named by Zheng, Zhang & Hou, 2007.
- Fossils found in China.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Paraprotopteryx — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.