AsiaCerapodaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousGenasauriaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaOrnithopoda

Changmiania liaoningensis

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Dinosaur: Changmiania liaoningensis

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Ornithopod

Length*:1.17 m3.8 ft
Weight*:3 kg7 lb
ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Yang et al.
Year: 2020

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian


Locations


Sources

Material: 2 nearly complete skeletons with skulls.
References: Yang Y, Wu W, Dieudonné P, Godefroit P. (2020). A new basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China.

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