On September 20, 2025, Junlang the Caudipteryx joined the grand dinosaur family of the PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models series. Let’s meet it with some details.
Stories written by YANG Yang
Who is Junlang the Caudipteryx?
Junlang the Caudipteryx was a primitive oviraptorosaur dinosaur found in Liaoning Province, China. It had a petite body and was one of the early dinosaur taxa to have modern bird-like pennaceous feathers, and its discovery is of great significance for research on the origin of birds.
Model Size / 11.5cm × 5.8cm × 13.2cm
Model Material / Environment-friendly PVC, hand-painting
Model Structure / Solid Structure
Package Size / 12.4cm × 8.5cm × 19.3cm
Inside Package / Model + A3 Poster + Product Manual
Transparent Stand / Yes
How did ZHAO Chuang and YANG Yang create Junlang the Caudipteryx?
The Size of Junlang the Caudipteryx
According to scientific research on the fossils, the body length of Junlang the Caudipteryx was set to 0.7 to 1.2 meters to scale down when we did the reconstruction.
The Head of Junlang the Caudipteryx
Junlang the Caudipteryx had a short, tall head. The front of its mouth had specialized into a keratinous beak, which still had several fine teeth inside.
The Body of Junlang the Caudipteryx
The body of Junlang the Caudipteryx was covered in short, downy feathers, a primitive type of feather. However, the feathers on its tail and forelimbs resembled the pennaceous feathers found in birds, which consist of a rachis and vanes. With long hind limbs, Junlang the Caudipteryx could move quickly. Its tail was relatively short, with just a few caudal vertebrae, and it ended in feathers that pointed upward, as beautiful as those of peacocks.
Learn Through Play
Subscribe to PNSO.Official YouTube channel. Get to know Junlang the Caudipteryx with ZHAO Chuang in the playlist of PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models-Get to Know Dinosaurs. Learn to draw Junlang the Caudipteryx with ZHAO Chuang in the playlist of PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models-Learn to Draw Dinosaurs.
