Caudipteryx

Pennaceous feathers are present in Caudipteryx, which is still considered a non-avian theropod by Mayr et al’s new phylogenetic tree.

New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005

Pennaceous feathers are present in Caudipteryx, which is still considered a non-avian theropod by Mayr et al’s new phylogenetic tree.

New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005

Two taxa Caudipteryx and Protarchaeopteryx that were thought to be dinosaurs with true feathers are now generally conceded to be flightless birds.11

Casey Luskin embarrasses himself again - The Panda's Thumb 2010

Caudipteryx (which means "tail feather") is a genus of peacock-sized theropod dinosaurs that lived in the Aptian age of the early Cretaceous Period (about 124.6 million years ago).

Caudipteryx - Dinosaur Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2009

Remains of the feathered Caudipteryx, model at left, were found there in 1998.

Early 'Birds' 2009

It was 35 times larger than its likely close relation, the Caudipteryx.

Early 'Birds' 2009

The unusual long-armed Sapeornis, also from the Jiufutang Formation, had a rather short, Caudipteryx-like skull, and short, conical, unserrated, procumbent teeth projected from its premaxillae (Zhou & Zhang 2003).

Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006

Most of the new taxa belong to the oviraptorosaurian clade Oviraptoridae (more basal members of Oviraptorosauria include the caenagnathids, Avimimus, Caudipteryx and Microvenator).

Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006

In Caudipteryx, four procumbent teeth are present in each premaxilla, but the rest of the skull is edentulous.

The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view Darren Naish 2006

In Caudipteryx, four procumbent teeth are present in each premaxilla, but the rest of the skull is edentulous.

Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006