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Dinosaur: Psittacosaurus amitabha
| Length*: | 1.5 m | 4.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 17 kg | 37 lb |
*The largest known specimen
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".
