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Archaeoceratops yujingziensis

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Dinosaur: Archaeoceratops yujingziensis

Cretaceous: 121.4–113 Ma
Type: Ceratops

Length*:75 cm2.5 ft
Weight*:3 kg7 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Years: 121.4–113 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: You, Tanque & Dodson
Year: 2010

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Gansu
Formation: Xiagou


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with fragmentary skull.
References: You, Hai-Lu; Tanque, Kyo; Dodson, Peter (2010). "A new species of Archaeoceratops (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Early Cretaceous of the Mazongshan area, northwestern China".

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