Jurassic
Epidexipteryx
Epidexipteryx hui
The catalogue presents Epidexipteryx as a carnivore member of Scansoriopterygidae that lived during the Jurassic, between 160 Ma. Its estimated range is 0.25 m in length and 0.16 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Inner Mongolia, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Epidexipteryx, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Zhang et al. (2008).
The PBDB places it in Paraves, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Scansoriopterygidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Scansoriopterygidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Callovian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Tiaojishan Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as IVPP V15471 and the type locality as “Inner Mongolia, China”.
- IVPP V15471
- Inner Mongolia, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 0.25 m in length and 0.16 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 0.25 m
- 0.16 kg
The record gathers 4 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 0.25 m
- Weight
- 0.16 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 160 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2008
- Described by
- Zhang Fucheng
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Scansoriopterygidae
- Genus
- Epidexipteryx
- Species
- E. hui
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- IVPP V15471
- Type locality
- Inner Mongolia, China