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Dinosaur: Heyuannia yanshini
| Length*: | 1.6 m | 5.2 ft |
| Weight*: | 20 kg | 44 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Earliest Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Funston et al.
Year: 2018
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Barun Goyot
Locations
Sources
Material: At least three partial skeletons.
References: Funston, G. F., Mendonca, S. E., Currie, P. J., & Barsbold, R. (2018). Oviraptorosaur anatomy, diversity and ecology in the Nemegt Basin.
