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Caudipterygidae

Similicaudipteryx yixianensis

"similar to"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Similicaudipteryx 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Similicaudipteryx
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (124–120 Mya)
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Caudipterygidae

Similicaudipteryx, meaning “similar to Caudipteryx” (which itself means “tail feather”), is a genus of theropod dinosaur of the family Caudipteridae.

What we know

  • Named by He et al., 2008.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Similicaudipteryx — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.