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Dinosaur: Huaxiagnathus orientalis
Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma
| Length*: | 1.8 m | 5.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 10 kg | 22 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Hwang, Norell, Ji & Gao
Year: 2004
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian
Locations
Sources
Material: Two nearly complete skeletons (one poorly prepared) with skulls.
References: Hwang, S. H., Norrell, M. A., Qiang, J., and Keqin, G. (2004). "A large compsognathid from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China."
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