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sharp-clawed runner
Serikornis
Say it like this: “SAY-ree-KOR-niss”
Serikornis sungei
Serikornis 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
- 2017 · Lefèvre, U.; Cau, A.; Cincotta, A.; Hu, D.; Chinsamy, A.; Escuillié, F.; Godefroit, P.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 0.5 m · 2 ft
- Weight
- 0 kg · 0 lb
- Found in
- China · Tiaojishan
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Anchiornithidae
The story in short
Serikornis was formally named in 2017 by U. Lefèvre and colleagues. The name means “silk bird.”
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 Serikornis at a length near 0.5 m 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
Caihong
Caihong juji
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) · roughly 161.5 to 154.8 million years ago