Sciurumimus

Sciurumimus ("Squirrel-mimic," named for its tail's resemblance to that of the tree squirrel, Sciurus[1] ) is an extinct genus of coelurosaurian theropod from the Late Jurassic of Germany. It is known from a single juvenile specimen representing the type species, Sciurumimus albersdoerferi, which was found in a limestone quarry close to Painten in Lower Bavaria.[2]  The specimen was preserved with traces of feather-like filaments.[3]

The Sciurumimus specimen was first announced in 2011 in an informal presentation,[4]  but not formally described and named until the following year. Although originally classified as a basal megalosauroid,[2]  later phylogenetic analyses cast doubt on this placement.[5]