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 Beipiaosaurus 

 Meaning: Beipiao lizard 

 Pronounced: bay-pyow-sore-us 


 
How Beipiaosaurus may have looked. Andrey Atuchin larger version

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Length: up to 2 m

Diet: omnivorous


Period: Lower Cretaceous

Ages: Barremian

Time span: 127-121 Ma


Found in: Peoples Republic of China

Locality: Liaoning

Beipiaosaurus scale

Notes: Skeleton and filamentous (hair-like skin structures were found.

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