Cretaceous
Banji
Banji long
The catalogue presents Banji as a omnivore member of Oviraptoridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.8 m in length and 15–20 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Banji, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Xu and Han (2010).
The PBDB places it in Heyuanninae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Oviraptoridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Oviraptoridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence. Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the type locality as “Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China”.
- Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.8 m in length and 15–20 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.8 m
- 15-20 kg
The record gathers 6 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 1.8 m
- Weight
- 15–20 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2010
- Described by
- Xu & Han
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Oviraptoridae
- Genus
- Banji
- Species
- B. long
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China