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Sinosauropteryx (meaning "Chinese
reptilian wing") is an
extinct genus of
coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs.
Described in 1996, it was the
first dinosaur...
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vaned feathers in pterosaurs.
Fossil feathers from the
dinosaur Sinosauropteryx contain traces of beta-proteins (formerly
called beta-keratins), confirming...
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known from four
genera commonly placed in the group, Compsognathus,
Sinosauropteryx,
Sinocalliopteryx and Juravenator.
While the
latter three show evidence...
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Smithwick et al.
examined three specimens of
Sinosauropteryx and
reported that the body
coloration of
Sinosauropteryx extended to the face,
creating a raccoon-like...
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larger French specimen would have been
similar in size to
larger Sinosauropteryx specimens, but
smaller than
Huaxiagnathus and Mirischia. Compsognathus...
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multiple full-body
reconstructions of
dinosaur colouration, such as for
Sinosauropteryx and
Psittacosaurus by
Jakob Vinther and colleagues, and
similar techniques...
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contemporaneous of such
dinosaurs as Psittacosaurus, Dongbeititan,
Sinosauropteryx, and Caudipteryx. Fish such as
Lycoptera would also have been prevalent...
- its description, the
specimen was
attributed to the
related genus Sinosauropteryx. In 2025, Qiu et al.
described Huadanosaurus sinensis as a new genus...
- holotype. The
known Huaxiagnathus specimens are
larger than the
related Sinosauropteryx, with the
largest specimen about 1.8
meters (5.9 feet) in length. Hwang...
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possibly avialan)
Avimimus portentosus (inferred 1987:
ulnar ridge)
Sinosauropteryx prima (1996)
Fulicopus lyellii, an ichnotaxon,
possible squatting Dilophosaurus...
