Epidexipteryx is a genus of small maniraptoran dinosaurs, known from one fossil specimen in the collection of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing. Epidexipteryx represents the earliest known example of ornamental feathers in the fossil record.

2024年5月27日 · Epidexipteryx is a genus of small theropod dinosaurs that lived in the middle to late Jurassic Period. They belong to a group of dinosaurs, also known as paravian dinosaurs or paraves, characterized by enlarged digits held above the ground while walking.

Epidexipteryx. Name: Epidexipteryx (Display feather). Phonetic: Ep-ee-dex-teh-ricks. Named By: Zhang Fucheng et al - 2008. Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Avialae, Scansoriopterygidae. Species: E. hui (type). Type: Carnivore. Size: 25 centimetre body length, 44.5 centimetres including the tail.

Epidexipteryx ('display feather') is a genus of small maniraptoran dinosaurs, known from one fossil specimen in Beijing. Epidexipteryx is the earliest known example of ornamental feathers in the fossil record. [1]

2008年10月23日 · Here we report a new basal avialan, Epidexipteryx hui gen. et sp. nov., from the Middle to Late Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. This new species is characterized by an unexpected combination...

2008年10月23日 · The Chinese fossil, named Epidexipteryx (meaning “display feather”), “is very close to the bird lineage,” says Fucheng Zhang of the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology in...

Epidexipteryx was a small feathered dinosaur that lived in the Inner Mongolia region of China during the Jurassic period, between about 168 and 152 million years ago. Although it could not fly, it is believed to be closed related to birds.

Epidexipteryx is a small maniraptoran dinosaur believed to be from the middle Jurassic or upper Jurassic periods thought to have been found in China.

Wikispecies needs translators to make it more accessible. More info on this page. Epidexipteryx Zhang et al., 2008. Fucheng Zhang, Zhonghe Zhou, Xing Xu, Xiaolin Wang & Corwin Sullivan (2008) "A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran from China with elongate ribbon-like feathers". Nature 455, 1105–1108. DOI: 10.1038/nature07447.