Name
Psittacosaurus
Meaning
Parrot lizard
Pronunciation
Sit-a-co-saw-russ
Found in 
Asia
Anatomy
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.
Length
2.5 m
Height
1 m
Weight (mass)
About 50 kg
Locomotion
Bipedal or quadruped
Food preference
Herbivore
Time period
Cretaceous (130-90 million years ago)
Type of hip
Bird hipped
Dinosaur group
ornithopod
Remains
Two almost complete skeletons.

 

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