Caihong was a carnivore. It lived in the Late Jurassic period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Hebei (China).

All the Caihong illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Caihong was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • D.-Y. Hu, J. A. Clarke, and C. M. Eliason, R. Qiu, Q.-G. Li, M. D. Shawkey, C.-L. Zhao, L. D.'Alba, J. K. Jiang, X. Xu . 2018. A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution. Nature Communications 9(217)