Protarchaeopteryx

Protarchaeopteryx (meaning "before Archaeopteryx") is a genus of turkey-sized feathered theropod dinosaur from China. Known from the Jianshangou bed of the Yixian Formation, it lived during the early Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous, approximately 124.6 million years ago. It was probably an herbivore or omnivore, although its hands were very similar to those of small carnivorous dinosaurs. It appears to be one of the most basal members of the Oviraptorosauria, closely related to or synonymous with Incisivosaurus.
Category:Dinosaurs
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Early cretaceous dinosaurs of asia
Category:Feathered dinosaurs
Category:Oviraptorosaurs
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1997
Category:Yixian fauna