Datai yingliangis

†Datai yingliangis is an extinct herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China, housed in the Yingliang Stone Nature Museum collection. Its classification and anatomical features are under study. The specimen provides additional data on the diversity of herbivorous dinosaurs from the terminal Cretaceous of East Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Datai yingliangis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Datai yingliangis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.