Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis
Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis
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<dinofyi-dinosaur slug="psittacosaurus-xinjiangensis"></dinofyi-dinosaur>Extinct species of dinosaur
Diet & Feeding
Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis 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
Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.
El Cretácico vio la continua evolución de los dinosaurios con el surgimiento de ornitópodos y primeros ceratopsios. Las plantas con flores aparecieron por primera vez y comenzaron a transformar los ecosistemas terrestres. Espinosaurio y otros grandes terópodos vivieron durante este …
Discovery & Naming
| Lugar de descubrimiento | China |
Quick Facts
| Período geológico | Cretaceous Early |
| Dieta | Herbivore |
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