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Name
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Psittacosaurus
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Meaning
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Parrot lizard
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Pronunciation
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Sit-a-co-saw-russ
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Found in
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Asia
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Anatomy
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Square skill and horny bill shaped like that of
a parrot
Powerful lower jaw muscles were anchored to a ridge
of bone at the back of the head.
Long neck, and long legs.
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Length
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2.5 m
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Height
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1 m
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Weight (mass)
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About 50 kg
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Locomotion
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Bipedal or quadruped
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Food preference
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Herbivore
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Time period
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Cretaceous (130-90 million years ago)
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Type of hip
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Bird hipped
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Dinosaur group
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ornithopod
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Remains
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Two almost complete skeletons.
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