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Psittacosaurus amitabha

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Dinosaur: Psittacosaurus amitabha

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Ceratops

Length*:1.5 m4.9 ft
Weight*:17 kg37 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

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

Details

Status: valid
Author: Napoli et al.
Year: 2019

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Övörkhangai
Formation: Andakhuduk


Locations


Sources

Material: Skull and fragmentary postcranial elements.
References: Napoli, J. G., Hunt, T., Erickson, G. M., Norell, M. A. (2019). "Psittacosaurus amitabha, a New Species of Ceratopsian Dinosaur from the Ondai Sayr Locality, Central Mongolia".

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