LegendaryCaudipteryx
Caudipteryx zoui
kaw-DIP-ter-iks· “tail feather”
🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Caudipteridae
0.9 m
Length
0.4 m
Height
5 kg
Weight
A peacock-sized feathered dinosaur with a showy fan of feathers on its tail and arms — clear evidence that many dinosaurs were feathered.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~125 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Ji Qiang, 1998
Did you know?
- It had a fan of feathers on its tail and short arms.
- It was about the size of a peacock.
- It swallowed small stones to help grind up its food.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.