AsiaCerapodaCeratopsiaDinosauriaEarly CretaceousGenasauriaMarginocephaliaNeornithischiaOrnithischiaPsittacosauridae

“Psittacosaurus” sibiricus 

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Dinosaur: "Psittacosaurus" sibiricus 

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Ceratops

Length*:1.9 m6.2 ft
Weight*:35 kg77 lb
ESR: 4 / 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: Voronkevich & Averianov
Year: 2000

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: Russia
Region: Kemerovo
Formation: Ilek


Sources

Material: Almost complete skeleton with skull, referred many other bones.
References: Averianov, Alexander O.; Voronkevich, Alexei V.; Leshchinskiy, Sergei V.; Fayngertz, Alexei V. (2006). "A ceratopsian dinosaur Psittacosaurus sibiricus from the Early Cretaceous of West Siberia, Russia and its phylogenetic relationships".

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