Even though the feathers of Caudipteryx look very much like those of today"s birds, this little dinosaur definitely could not fly. It is thought to be an earlier, more primitive relative of dinosaurs like Oviraptor. The long feathers on the arms and tail of Caudipteryx were probably brightly colored, perhaps for "showing off" to other members of its species. Indeed, beautifully preserved specimens of this dinosaur show that its tail feathers were striped in light and dark bands! Most skeletons of Caudipteryx have been found with gastroliths ("stomach stones") inside their ribcages, which may have been used to grind up plants in the gut of this dinosaur. The long legs of Caudipteryx suggest that it was a fast runner.For over 25 years, Safari Ltd. has been proud to provide this premier line of scale model, dinosaur collectibles. These award winning dinosaur replicas are authenticated by the paleontologists of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who houses the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. Each Carnegie dinosaur can have up to 25 steps of hand painting to ensure the highest quality in the world marketplace.