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Parapengornis
Parapengornis eurycaudatus Hu et al. 2015
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Parapengornis eurycaudatus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–113.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Hu et al. 2015. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Parapengornis sits in deep time
Parapengornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Parapengornis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.