Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Scansoriopterygidae
Scansoriopteryx
Scansoriopteryx heilmanni Czerkas and Yuan 2002
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Scansoriopteryx heilmanni is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Czerkas and Yuan 2002. 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Scansoriopteryx sits in deep time
Scansoriopteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Scansoriopteryx's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.