AsiaCerapodaCeratopsiaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousGenasauriaMarginocephaliaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaPsittacosauridae

Psittacosaurus major

Dinosaur: Psittacosaurus major

Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma
Type: Ceratops

Length*:1.6 m5.2 ft
Weight*:21 kg46 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sereno, Zhao, Brown & Tan
Year: 2007

Distribution

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


Sources

Material: 3 individuals (2 skeletons and 3 skulls).
References: Sereno, Paul C. (2010). "Taxonomy, cranial morphology, and relationships of parrot-beaked dinosaurs (Ceratopsia:Psittacosaurus)".

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