Cretaceous
Jinfengopteryx
Jinfengopteryx elegans
The catalogue presents Jinfengopteryx as a omnivore member of Troodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 122 Ma. Its estimated range is 0.55 m in length and 0.3 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Hebei, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Jinfengopteryx, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Ji et al. (2005).
The PBDB places it in Jinfengopteryginae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Troodontidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Troodontidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Barremian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Huajiying Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as CAGS-IG-04-0801 and the type locality as “Hebei, China”.
- CAGS-IG-04-0801
- Hebei, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 0.55 m in length and 0.3 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 0.55 m
- 0.3 kg
The record gathers 5 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
- 0.55 m
- Weight
- 0.3 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 122 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2005
- Described by
- Ji Qiang
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Troodontidae
- Genus
- Jinfengopteryx
- Species
- J. elegans
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
- CAGS-IG-04-0801
- Type locality
- Hebei, China