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Paraprotopteryx Paraprotopteryx gracilis Zheng et al. 2007
/pˈæɹəpɹˌoʊɾoʊptɚɹˌɪks/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) · 132.6–125.8 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Hebei
Formation
Huajiying
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Paraprotopteryx gracilis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 132.6–125.8 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Hebei, China. It was named by Zheng et al. 2007. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Paraprotopteryx gracilis sits in deep time
Paraprotopteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Paraprotopteryx gracilis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.