Protarchaeopteryx was a herbivore/omnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Liaoning (China).
Quick facts about Protarchaeopteryx:
- Existed from 130 million years ago to Aptian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a omnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Protarchaeopteryx was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Q. Ji and S.-A. Ji. 1997. [Protarchaeopteryx gen. nov.—a new genus of Archaeopterygidae in China]. Chinese Geology 238(3):38-41
