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Similicaudipteryx

Similicaudipteryx yixianensis He et al. 2008

Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Similicaudipteryx yixianensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–113.2 million years ago. It was an omnivore. It was named by He et al. 2008. 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 Similicaudipteryx sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Similicaudipteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Similicaudipteryx's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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coexisted–with
Sibirotitan
Sibirotitan astrosacralis
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same–clade
Bannykus
Bannykus wulatensis
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same–clade
Sinotyrannus
Sinotyrannus kazuoensis
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same–clade
Xiongguanlong
Xiongguanlong baimoensis
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