Heyuannia
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| Heyuannia Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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 Profile of Heyuannia huangi.
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H. huangi Lü, 2002 (type) |
Heyuannia ("Heyuan one") is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period in China. It was the first oviraptorid found in that country (most lived in neighbouring Mongolia). It had very short arms and digits, and its first digit was reduced.[1]
The type species, Heyuannia huangi, was described by Lü in 2002. Multiple fossils have been found, including one which may retain possible reproductive organs.[2]
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- ^ Lü, J. (2005). Oviraptorid dinosaurs from Southern China. Beijing: Geological Publishing House. ISBN 7-116-04368-3. 200 pages + 8 plates. (In Chinese: pp 1-83, including 36 figures & 3 tables. In English: pp 85-200, including 5 geological figures.)
- ^ Lü, J. (2002). "A new oviraptorosaurid (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of southern China." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22, 871-875.
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