TheropodaScansoriopterygidae

Scansoriopteryx heilmanni

Under revision. The skeletal of Scansoriopteryx heilmanni is being updated; this placeholder stands in so the page stays available, and the outdated version is withheld to avoid circulating it. If you have an older copy, please treat it as superseded.

Scansoriopteryx heilmanni — skeletal reconstruction under revision (placeholder silhouette).
Placeholder — skeletal under revision, not the current reconstruction
Taxon
Scansoriopteryx heilmanni Czerkas & Yuan, 2002
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2004
Clade
  1. Theropoda
  2. Tetanurae
  3. Coelurosauria
  4. Maniraptoriformes
  5. Maniraptora
  6. Paraves
  7. Scansoriopterygidae

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A tiny scansoriopterygid, one of a group of small feathered theropods from the Middle or Late Jurassic of China known for their unusually long third finger. My older skeletal is in need of revisions, so is being withheld until I can draw its replacement.

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