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Sinosauropteryx (meaning "Chinese
reptilian wing") is a
compsognathid dinosaur.
Described in 1996, it was the
first dinosaur taxon outside of Avialae...
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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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vaned feathers in pterosaurs.
Fossil feathers from the
dinosaur Sinosauropteryx contain traces of beta-proteins (formerly
called beta-keratins), confirming...
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melanosomes in the
remains of
Sinosauropteryx and some
other feathered dinosaurs. It was
determined that
Sinosauropteryx had rufous/light
brown feathers...
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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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Sinobaatar was eaten, at
least on occasion, by the
feathered dinosaur Sinosauropteryx prima (Hurum et al. 2006). The name
Sinobaatar is a
Latin and Mongolian...
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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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predominately covered by
downy feather-like fibers,
similar to
those of
Sinosauropteryx, but longer, and
oriented perpendicular to the arm. Xu et al. 1999...
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contemporaneous of such
dinosaurs as Psittacosaurus, Dongbeititan,
Sinosauropteryx, and Caudipteryx. Fish such as
Lycoptera would also have been prevalent...
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Tarbosaurus Tarchia Pinacosaurus (mentioned)
Oviraptor Confuciusornis Sinosauropteryx (shown)
Microraptor (shown)
Sinornithosaurus (shown)
Effigia Coelophysis...
