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BEIPIAOSAURUS
inexpectus |
| DESCRIBER | Xu, Tang & Wang, 1999 |
| TIME | Cretaeous
Early Aptian |
| CLASSIFICATION | Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria |
| DIET | Carnivore |
| FOSSILSITE | Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China |
| LENGTH | 2.2 meter |
| INFO | These fragmentary remains discovered in 1996 also contains a
number of articulated bone pieces. It gives us more precious
information on a little-understood group of dinosaurs, and
distinguishes itself as the fourth non-avian theropod dinosaur genus
found with the remains of integumentary fibers -- all from the same
region of China.
Beipiaosaurus inexpectus is named after the city near the locality where the specimen was found; and is referring to the surprising features in this animal. Holotype. IVPP V11559 (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology, Beijing, China)." |
