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Dinosaurs

Sinosauropteryx

SIEN-o-soh-ROP-tuh-riks
Sinosauropteryx prima

Sinosauropteryx

dinosaurs
Body Type

Small theropod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

Chinese lizard wing

Length

1m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Compsognathidae, Sinosauropteryx
Found In
China
Range
125-120 mya
Diet
Carnivorous
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Information
Sinosauropteryx had feathery wing-like structures, but could not fly.
Alternate Names