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Dinosaur: Similicaudipteryx yixianensis
Cretaceous: 125.8–113 Ma
| Length*: | 1.15 m | 3.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 6.7 kg | 15 lb |
| Speed: | 54 km/h | 34 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: He, Wang & Zhou
Year: 2008
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Jiufotang, Yixian
Locations
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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