Kulindapteryx

Kulinda wing (or Kulinda feather)

• Kulinda · Place name (Russian) · locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, Russia
• pteryx · Greek · wing, feather

The name combines Kulinda, the locality in Transbaikalia (Siberia, Russia) where the fossils were found, with the Greek "pteryx", meaning wing or feather. It refers to the feather-like integumentary structures preserved with the fossils from this site.

Named by

Alifanov and Saveliev

Year named

2015

Period

Middle to Late Jurassic

Found in

Ukureyskaya Formation, Zabaykalsky Krai (Transbaikalia), Siberia, Russia

Generally regarded as a junior synonym of Kulindadromeus, an early feathered/bristled ornithischian named in 2014 from the same locality. The type species is Kulindapteryx ukureica. Details such as exact age and publication specifics are given with moderate confidence.