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Dinosaur: Sinornithoides youngi
| Length*: | 1.1 m | 3.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.5 kg | 6 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Russell & Dong
Year: 1994
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Inner Mongolia
Formation: Ejinhoro
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with skull (juvenile).
References: Russell and Dong, (1994). A nearly complete skeleton of a new troodont dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of the Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.
