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Caudipteryx dongi

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Dinosaur: Caudipteryx dongi

Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:80 cm2.6 ft
Weight*:2.3 kg5 lb
Speed:46 km/h29 mph
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia



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Sources

Material: Majority of skeleton with partial skull.
References: Zhou, Z., Wang, X. (2000). "A new species of Caudipteryx from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning, northeast China".

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