Genus
Valid Extinct

Jinfengopteryx

Ji et al. 2005

Jinfengopteryx is a genus of maniraptoran dinosaur. It was found in the Qiaotou Member of the Huajiying Formation of Hebei Province, China, and is therefore of uncertain age. The Qiaotou Member may correlate with the more well-known Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, and so probably dates to around 122 Ma ago.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Jinfengopteryx
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Jinfengopteryx elegans fossil displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum © Laikayiu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Jinfengopteryx
Jinfengopteryx
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Jinfengopteryginae Subfamily
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Jinfengopteryx Genus
Measurements
Length
0,55 m ⓘ
Jinfengopteryx elegans
Mass
0,37 kg ⓘ
Jinfengopteryx elegans
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Huajiying
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Jinfengopteryx elegans 126 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
Q. Ji, S. -A. Ji, and J. -C. Lü, H. -L. You, W. Chen, Y. -Q. Liu, Y. -X. Liu. 2005. First avialan bird from China. Geological Bulletin of China 24(3):197-210
Bibliography (1)
Q. Ji, S. -A. Ji, and J. -C. Lü, H. -L. You, W. Chen, Y. -Q. Liu, Y. -X. Liu. 2005. First avialan bird from China. Geological Bulletin of China 24(3):197-210