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sharp-clawed runner
Caihong
Caihong juji
Caihong ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) · roughly 161.5 to 154.8 million years ago
- Named in
- 2018 · Hu, D.; Clarke, J. A.; Eliason, C. M.; Qiu, R.; Li, Q.; Shawkey, M. D.; Zhao, C.; D'Alba, L.; Jiang, J.; Xu, X.
- Hip height
- 0.2 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 0.4 m · 1 ft
- Weight
- 0 kg · 1 lb
- Found in
- China · Tiaojishan
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Anchiornithidae
The story in short
Caihong was formally named in 2018 by D. Hu and colleagues.
It lived in the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian), roughly 161.5 to 154.8 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Tiaojishan Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Caihong at a length near 0.4 m, hips about 0.2 m high, and a body mass around 0 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Anchiornithidae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Anchiornis
Anchiornis huxleyi
Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian · Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian) · roughly 165.3 to 149.2 million years ago
Aurornis
Aurornis xui
Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian · Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian) · roughly 165.3 to 149.2 million years ago
Eosinopteryx
Eosinopteryx brevipenna
Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian · Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian) · roughly 165.3 to 149.2 million years ago