Asia Averostra Avetheropoda Coelurosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eusaurischia Jinfengopteryginae Maniraptora Maniraptoriformes Neotheropoda Orionides Paraves Pennaraptora Saurischia Tetanurae Theropoda Troodontidae Tyrannoraptora

Jinfengopteryx elegans

Dinosaur: Jinfengopteryx elegans

Cretaceous: 121.4–113 Ma

Type: Theropod

*Length:**	55 cm	1.8 ft
*Weight:**	0.37 kg	1 lb

ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Ji, Ji, Lü, You, Chen, Liu & Liu
Year: 2005

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Hebei
Formation: Huajiying

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Tetanurae
Orionides
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Tyrannoraptora
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Pennaraptora
Paraves
Troodontidae
Jinfengopteryginae

Sources

Material: Nearly complete skeleton with skull and feather impressions.
References: Ji, Ji, Lu, You, Chen, Liu and Liu, (2005). First avialan bird from China (Jinfengopteryx elegans gen. et sp. nov.).

Locations

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