Genus: Jinfengopteryx JI, JI, LU, YOU, CHEN, LIU, & LIU, 2005
Etymology: Chinese, Jinfeng, 'goldne Phoenix, the queen of birds in Chinese
Foklores; Greek, -pteryx, 'wing or feather.
Species: elegans JI, JI, LU, YOU, CHEN, LIU, & LIU, 2005
Etymology: Greek, elegant.
Holotype: CACS-IG-04-0801
Locality: Longfengshan Hill, Fengning County, Hebei Province, China.
Horizon: Middle part of the Qiqotou Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous.
Note: The Qiqotou Formation is lower than the Sinosauropteryx-bearing beds of the Yixian Formation.
Material: Nearly complete specimen with feathers.