Jinfengopteryx
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Jinfengopteryx
DV-0580 · type species Jinfengopteryx elegans
- Lived
- 126 to 121 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Troodontidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Ji et al. 2005
Field notes
About Jinfengopteryx
Jinfengopteryx was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 121 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Jinfengopteryx, from China. Its fossils come from the Huajiying Formation. It was named by Ji et al. in 2005.
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 Troodontidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: 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