Psittacosaurus — size comparison

Psittacosaurus mongoliensis was a small herbivore of Early Cretaceous Asia. It had a short, deep snout ending in a parrot-like beak. An early member of the line

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Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Psittacosaurus

Psittacosaurus mongoliensis

ok. 2 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
00,511,52
PsittacosaurusBody lengthapprox. 2 m

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Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Psittacosaurus — size comparison — facts and sources

Psittacosaurus mongoliensis was a small herbivore of Early Cretaceous Asia. It had a short, deep snout ending in a parrot-like beak. An early member of the lineage leading to horned dinosaurs, Psittacosaurus provides evidence of changes in locomotion and feeding during growth and the group's evolution.

The genus includes many species differing in anatomical details. Particularly famous fossils preserving skin do not always represent mongoliensis.

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