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Caudipteryx and peacock compared

author: Walter B. Myers/Novapix

reference: t-din03-00425

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 22 cm

An adult theropod dinosaur of the genus Caudipteryx from 125 million years ago is compared to a modern adult peacock (Pavo cristatus). Both the Caudipteryx and peacock are about 30 inches tall. * Values are estimates only based upon available paleontological data.

Keywords for this photo:

2012 - ANIMAL - BIRD - CAUDIPTERYX - COMPARISON - CRETACEOUS - DINOSAUR - EARTH - EVOLUTION - HISTORY OF EARTH - ILLUSTRATION - MESOZOIC - PEACOCK - SCALE - SIZE - THEROPOD -