Cretaceous
Heyuannia
Heyuannia huangi
The catalogue presents Heyuannia as a omnivore member of Oviraptoridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.0–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.5 m in length and 10–15 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 Heyuannia, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Lü (2003).
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 runs from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Dongyuan Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as HYMV1-1 and the type locality as “Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China”.
- HYMV1-1
- Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.5 m in length and 10–15 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.5 m
- 10-15 kg
The record gathers 19 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
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 10–15 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.0–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2002
- Described by
- Lü
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Oviraptoridae
- Genus
- Heyuannia
- Species
- H. huangi
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
- HYMV1-1
- Type locality
- Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong, China