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Dinosaur: Epidendrosaurus ninchengensis
| Length*: | 13 cm | 0.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.0067 kg | 0 lb |
| Speed: | 6 km/h | 4 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Callovian-Oxfordian
Years: 166.1–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid /S > Scansoriopteryx heilmanni
Author: Zhang, Zhou, Xu & Wang
Year: 2002
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Tiaojishan
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments and filaments.
References: Zhang, F., Zhou, Z., Xu, X. & Wang, X. (2002). "A juvenile coelurosaurian theropod from China indicates arboreal habits."
