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Dinosaur: Liaoceratops yanzigouensis
| Length*: | 90 cm | 3.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 5 kg | 11 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
Years: 125.8–113 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Xu et al.
Year: 2002
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 4 individuals (4 skulls and skeleton).
References: YANG Yu-qing, YIN Ya-lei, ZHOU Chang-fu Â& WU Wen-hao (2017) A new specimen of Liaoceratops yanzigouensis from Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation in western Liaoning.
