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Similicaudipteryx yixianensis

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Dinosaur: Similicaudipteryx yixianensis

Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:1.15 m3.8 ft
Weight*:6.7 kg15 lb
Speed:54 km/h34 mph
ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia



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Sources

Material: 3 skeletons and 2 skulls.
References: He, Wang and Zhou, (2008). A new genus and species of caudipterid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Western Liaoning, China.

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