Genus: Protopteryx ZHANG & ZHOU, 2000
Etymology: Protopteryx means primitive feather.

Species: fengningensis ZHANG & ZHOU, 2000
Etymology: Referes to the Fenging County where the specimen was collected.

Holotype: IVPP V 11665

Locality: Fengning County, Hebei Province, Peoples republic of China.

Horizon: Yixian Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete specimen, skull with 4 teeth, feathers on body, wings and two long tail feathers.

Paratype:

IVPP V 11844: Partial skeleton with preserved feathers and down.