Dinosaur
Anchiornis
Its fossils come from the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China.
Anchiornis retains a spectacular combination of long feathers on all four limbs.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Anchiornis at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Paraves
- Paravians
- Fossil locations
- Liaoning
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Anchiornis
It was small, with long feathers on all four limbs. Hundreds of specimens are known, some so well preserved that they offer exceptional clues to the appearance of these early bird relatives.
Its fossils come from the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China. The hundreds of specimens allow details of body coverage to be compared. That abundance reduces dependence on a single fossil and helps investigate variations between individuals.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Anchiornis huxleyi
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- Anchiornis
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- Paraves
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- Living birds
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