Similicaudipteryx
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Similicaudipteryx
DV-0667 · type species Similicaudipteryx yixianensis
- Lived
- 121 to 113 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Caudipterygidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- He et al. 2008
Field notes
About Similicaudipteryx
Similicaudipteryx was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 113 million years ago. It belongs to the family Caudipterygidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Similicaudipteryx, from China. Its fossils come from the Jiufotang Formation. It was named by He et al. in 2008.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
115 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Caudipterygidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: T. He, X.-L. Wang, and Z.-H. Zhou. 2008. A new genus and species of caudipterid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 46(3):178-189