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Dinosaur: Caihong juji
| Length*: | 40 cm | 1.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.475 kg | 1 lb |
| Speed: | 25 km/h | 16 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Callovian-Oxfordian
Years: 166.1–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Hu et al.
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Tiaojishan
Locations
Sources
Material: Nearly complete skeleton with skull.
References: Hu, Clarke, Eliason, Qiu, Li, Shawkey, Zhao, D’Alba, Jiang & Xu (2018). "A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution".
