A recently collected specimen of Caudipteryx is described as a new species: C. dongi sp.
nov. Compared with the type species of Caudipteryx (C. zoui) the new species has relatively
long iliums and smaller sternal plates. Uncinate processes are present as in oviraptorids
and most birds. The pubis is antero-ventrally directed as in most saurischian dinosaurs. The
fibula contacts the calcaneum distally. Among the pedal digits the third is the longest, the
fourth is shorter than the second, and the hallux is short with a reduced claw characteristic of …