Named By: | He Tao, Wang Xiaolin & Zhou Zonghe in 2008 |
Time Period: | Early Cretaceous, 124-120 Ma |
Location: | China, Liaoning Province - Jiufotang Formation & Yixian Formation |
Size: | Detail unavailable |
Diet: | Uncertain |
Fossil(s): | Three individuals including juvenile and adult forms |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Avemetatarsalia | Caudipteridae | |
Similicaudipteryx, meaning "similar to Caudipteryx" (which itself means "tail feather"), is a genus of theropod dinosaur of the family Caudipteridae.