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Changchunsaurus parvus

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Dinosaur: Changchunsaurus parvus

Cretaceous: 113–93.9 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:1.15 m3.8 ft
Weight*:2.8 kg6 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Albian-Early Cenomanian
Years: 113–93.9 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Zan, Chen, Jin & Li
Year: 2005

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Jilin
Formation: Quantou


Locations


Sources

Material: Complete skull and partial postcranial skeleton. Referred skull fragments and postcranial material.
References: Liyong, J., Jun, C., Shuqin, Z., Butler, R. J., & Godefroit, P. (2010). Cranial anatomy of the small ornithischian dinosaur Changchunsaurus parvus from the Quantou Formation (Cretaceous: Aptian–Cenomanian) of Jilin Province, northeastern China.

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