Asia Cerapoda Ceratopsia Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Genasauria Marginocephalia Neornithischia Ornithischia Psittacosauridae

Psittacosaurus meileyingensis

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Dinosaur: Psittacosaurus meileyingensis

Cretaceous: 121.4–113 Ma

Type: Ceratops

*Length:**	1.35 m	4.4 ft
*Weight:**	13 kg	29 lb

ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sereno, Zhao, Cheng & Rao
Year: 1988

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Jiufotang, Fuxin

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Neornithischia
Cerapoda
Marginocephalia
Ceratopsia
Psittacosauridae

Locations

Sources

Material: Several individuals (also include "Psittacosaurus chaoyoungi").
References: Sereno, Paul C. (2010). "Taxonomy, cranial morphology, and relationships of parrot-beaked dinosaurs (Ceratopsia:Psittacosaurus)".

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