Dinosaur
Changyuraptor
Changyuraptor had long feathers on all four limbs and a particularly striking tail.
Changyuraptor had long feathers on all four limbs and a particularly striking tail. Long feathers grew on both its arms and hind legs, with an especially long set at the tail tip. This arrangement gives it the outline of a ‘four-winged’ dinosaur, although its movements must be reconstructed by studying its body and feathers.
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Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Changyuraptor at a glance
- Diet
- Probably carnivorous
- Its anatomy and relatives suggest that it probably ate other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Dromaeosauridae
- Dromaeosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Liaoning
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Changyuraptor
Its remains come from Liaoning, China. The fossil preserves enough detail to compare its feathers with those of other small dromaeosaurids and investigate how its tail may have helped control movement.
There is no need to imagine it as a modern bird with two identical pairs of wings. Its limbs had different positions and functions, and reconstructions of its aerial abilities still depend on how its anatomy and size are interpreted.
There is no need to imagine it as a modern bird with two identical pairs of wings. Its limbs had different positions and functions, and reconstructions of its aerial abilities still depend on how its anatomy and size are interpreted.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
There is no need to imagine it as a modern bird with two identical pairs of wings. Its limbs had different positions and functions, and reconstructions of its aerial abilities still depend on how its anatomy and size are interpreted.
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