Protarchaeopteryx

Protarchaeopteryx
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Superorder:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Suborder:
Theropoda
Infraorder:
Oviraptorosauria
Genus:
Protarchaeopteryx
Species:
P. robusta
Binomial name
Protarchaeopteryx robusta
Q. Ji and S. Ji, 1997

Protarchaeopteryx was a small feathered dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. It was a bird-like predator with teeth. It looked like Archaeopteryx. Its fossils were found in China. This was a carnivorous dinosaur. [1]


  1. ↑ "Protarchaeopteryx | Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
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