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Sinosauropteryx prima
Compsognathidae
Colours This was the first dinosaur to be found with hair-like protofeathers visible on the bones. It had the remains of a mammal in its gut, and possibly eggs in its oviduct. It was about 1.2 m long and apparently hunted small mammals, among others, probably around the Liaoning Lake, possibly at night, because it has been assumed that the mammals would have been nocturnal. Its body was covered with downy, hair-like feathers that were the forerunners of true feathers that covered later dinosaurs and birds. The proportions of its skull and limb bones are all that disguised it from other Compsognathids. The faint outline of coloured bars was present along the tail. Links
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