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Sinocalliopteryx gigas

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The largest known compsognathid at 2.4m long, Sinocalliopteryx gigas ("giant Chinese beautiful feather") towered over its better-known relative Sinosauropteryx. As I mentioned in my previous restoration, it is known to have fed on other carnivorous Yixian dinosaurs (dromaeosaurs no less), which is, I assume, why internet discussions don't focus on who would win in a fight between S. gigas and Sinornithosaurus. However, it was not the largest predator in its environment, and may have been hunted itself by the tyrannosaur Raptorex.

Edit: A few minor tweaks based on comments below (thanks!), plus scale bar.

References:
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* Ji, S., Ji, Q., Lu J., and Yuan, C. (2007). "A new giant compsognathid dinosaur with long filamentous integuments from Lower Cretaceous of Northeastern China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 81(1): 8-15.
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This may sound a little weird, but I've been examining the high-res photo of the holotype from Wikpedia and noticed that its tail preserves a very faint stripe-pattern, similar to the ine they found on Sinosauropteryx. So, who knows, maybe Sinocalliopteryx was reddish as well...