Dinosauria›Reptilia
Protopteryx Protopteryx fengningensis Zhang and Zhou 2000
/pɹˈoʊɾoʊptɚɹˌɪks/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · 132.6–121.4 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
2
distinct collections
Overview
Protopteryx fengningensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 132.6–121.4 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 Zhang and Zhou 2000. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Protopteryx fengningensis sits in deep time
Protopteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Protopteryx fengningensis'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.