Serikornis sungei
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Serikornis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Jurassic (163–145 Mya)
- Place
- China
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Serikornis is a genus of small, feathered anchiornithid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China. It is represented by the type species Serikornis sungei. Some researchers believe it is a junior synonym of Anchiornis.
What we know
- Named by Lefèvre et al., 2017.
- Fossils found in China.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Serikornis — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.