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Dinosaur: Scansoriopteryx heilmanni
| Length*: | 13 cm | 0.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.0068 kg | 0 lb |
| Speed: | 6 km/h | 4 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Callovian-Oxfordian
Years: 166.1–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Czerkas & Yuan
Year: 2002
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Tiaojishan
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with skull, referred ? (Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis material).
References: Czerkas and Yuan, (2002). An arboreal maniraptoran from Northeast China. Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight.
