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Dinosaur: Changyuraptor yangi
| Length*: | 1.2 m | 3.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 3.2 kg | 7 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Han et al.
Year: 2014
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian
Locations
Sources
Material: Complete articulated specimen with extensive feathering.
References: Han, G., Chiappe L., M., Ji,S., Habib, M., Turner, A., H., Chinsamy, A., Liu X., Han, L. (2014). A new raptorial dinosaur with exceptionally long feathering provides insights into dromaeosaurid flight performance.
