Asia Cerapoda Ceratopsia Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Genasauria Marginocephalia Neornithischia Ornithischia Psittacosauridae

Psittacosaurus sinensis

Dinosaur: Psittacosaurus sinensis

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Type: Ceratops

*Length:**	90 cm	3.0 ft
*Weight:**	4 kg	9 lb

ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Young
Year: 1958

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Shandong
Formation: Doushan

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Neornithischia
Cerapoda
Marginocephalia
Ceratopsia
Psittacosauridae

Sources

Material: More than 20 individuals (include almost complete skeletons and skulls).
References: Sereno, Paul C. (2010). "Taxonomy, cranial morphology, and relationships of parrot-beaked dinosaurs (Ceratopsia:Psittacosaurus)".

Locations

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