Alternative combination: Caudipteryx zhoui
Full reference: Q. Ji, P. J. Currie, M. A. Norell and S.-A. Ji. 1998. Two feathered dinosaurs from northeastern China. Nature 393:753-762
Belongs to Caudipteryx according to H. Osmólska et al. 2004
See also Balanoff et al. 2009, Cerda 2008, Currie 2003, Funston and Currie 2016, Funston et al. 2015, Ji 2008, Ji et al. 1998, Lamanna et al. 2014, Longrich et al. 2013, Lü et al. 2004, Lü and Zhang 2005, Maryanska et al. 2002, Rauhut 2003, Ruiz-Omeñaca and Canudo 2003, Tsuihiji et al. 2017, Turner et al. 2007, Wang et al. 1999, Wang et al. 1999, Wang et al. 2016, Xing et al. 2009, Yao et al. 2002 and Zhou et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Caudipteryx dongi
Type specimen: NGMC 97-4-A, a skeleton (skeleton with feathers). Its type locality is Sihetun, Yixian Member 3 (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Sihetun, Yixian Member 3 (general)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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