Scansoriopteryx was a (unknown). It lived in the Jurassic/Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Liaoning (China).
Quick facts about Scansoriopteryx:
- Existed from 129.4 million years ago to 125 million years ago
- Lived in a arboreal habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Scansoriopteryx was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Q. Ji and Z.-X. Luo. 2002. The earliest known eutherian mammal. Nature 416:816-822
