Changyuraptor
Field photograph to come
Changyuraptor
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- Lived
- 126 to 120 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Dromaeosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Han et al. 2014
Field notes
About Changyuraptor
Changyuraptor was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 120 million years ago. It belongs to the family Dromaeosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Changyuraptor, from China. Its fossils come from the Yixian Formation. It was named by Han et al. in 2014.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
125 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Dromaeosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: G. Han, L. M. Chiappe, and S. -A. Ji, M. Habib, A. H. Turner, A. Chinsamy, L. Han. 2014. A new raptorial dinosaur with exceptionally long feathering provides insights into dromaeosaurid flight performance. Nature Communications 5(4382):1-9