Binomial Microraptor gui · MY-kroh-RAP-tor
Early Cretaceous - 125-120 Ma
IllustrationMicroraptor fossil records in Fossil Atlas are mapped as selected modern discovery locations, with 3 source-backed records currently shown. Liaoning, China, especially Jiufotang Formation and Jehol Biota context in the current atlas. Key mapped formations in the current dataset include Jiufotang. These pins are fossil record locations, not a complete ancient habitat map.
This remains a specimen profile: the reconstruction, measurements, field account, and evidence sections stay intact. The fossil-map answer is surfaced here so visitors from search can orient themselves before reading the full dossier.
Microraptor was a small feathered dromaeosaur from Early Cretaceous China. Fossil Atlas links it to Jiufotang Formation and Jehol Biota records while keeping fossil locations separate from ancient habitat maps.
Drawn true to scale on a metre ruler.
Length
measured0.8 m · 2.6 ft
Largest known specimens
Height
measured0.3 m (1 ft)
Body mass
estimate1 kg · 2 lb
Typical adult
Top speed
estimate32 km/h · 20 mph
Modelled, debated
Position of this animal’s known range across 252 million years of the Mesozoic and beyond.
125-120 million years ago
Microraptor preserved long feathers on both arms and legs.
Its fossil evidence is a strong entry point for bird-evolution searches.
The page broadens Fossil Atlas into China and feathered dinosaur topics.
Pins show selected fossil records for Microraptor; use them as modern discovery evidence, not a complete range map. Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions. What does this mean?
Specimen evidence
No open specimen media or embeddable model assets are available in the local enrichment data yet.
Microraptor is represented here by selected fossil records from liaoning, china, especially jiufotang formation and jehol biota context in the current atlas. Fossil Atlas maps those records as modern discovery locations.
No. The map shows modern fossil discovery locations from selected records. Ancient habitat and paleogeographic reconstructions are separate questions.
The current Fossil Atlas records include Jiufotang. Formation coverage depends on the selected dataset and may not be complete.
Yes. Use the expedition card generator to turn the Microraptor map and specimen profile into a shareable card.
Selected fossil records from PBDB and museum biodiversity aggregators. Source labels and confidence notes help distinguish canonical paleobiology records from specimen-media records.
Reconstruction images are labeled illustrations and do not represent fossil evidence. Size, speed, and bite-force figures are typical published estimates and remain subject to revision as new specimens are described.
Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.
Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.
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