Paraprotopteryx gracilis Paraprotopteryx
"Etymology TBD"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Paraprotopteryx 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (122 Mya)
- Place
- China
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria
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.