Similicaudipteryx
sim-ih-lih-kaw-DIP-ter-iks /ˌsɪmɪlɪkɔːˈdɪptərɪks/
Accepted genus
similar to Caudipteryx ("tail-feather like")
- simili- · Latin · similar, like (from similis)
- caudi- · Latin · tail (from cauda)
- pteryx · Greek · feather, wing
The name means "similar to Caudipteryx". It was chosen because the animal, a feathered oviraptorosaur, closely resembles the earlier-named Caudipteryx. "Caudipteryx" itself means "tail feather", after the fan of feathers on its tail.
- Named by
- He et al.
- Year named
- 2008
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China
A small feathered oviraptorosaur theropod. The type species is Similicaudipteryx yixianensis. Some details (exact authorship and stage) are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.