Genus
Valid Extinct

Ambopteryx

Wang et al. 2019

Ambopteryx is a genus of scansoriopterygid dinosaur from the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic of China. It is the second dinosaur to be found with both feathers and bat-like membranous wings. Yi, the first such dinosaur, was described in 2015 and is the sister taxon to Ambopteryx. The holotype specimen is thought to be a sub-adult or adult. The specimen is estimated to have had a body length of 32 centimetres (13 in) and a weight of 306 grams (10.8 oz). The genus includes one species, Ambopteryx longibrachium.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Ambopteryx
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Scansoriopterygidae Family
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Ambopteryx Genus
Measurements
Length
0,32 m ⓘ
Ambopteryx longibrachium
Mass
0,3 kg ⓘ
Ambopteryx longibrachium
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Ambopteryx longibrachium 162 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
M. Wang, J. K. O'Connor, and X. Xu, Z. Zhou. 2019. A new Jurassic scansoriopterygid and the loss of membranous wings in theropod dinosaurs. Nature 568 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. Wang, J. K. O'Connor, and X. Xu, Z. Zhou. 2019. A new Jurassic scansoriopterygid and the loss of membranous wings in theropod dinosaurs. Nature 568 DOI ↗