Yinlong

Yinlong downsi

Yinlong — scientific reconstruction

Yinlong (simplified Chinese: 隐龙; traditional Chinese: 隱龍; pinyin: yǐn lóng, meaning "hidden dragon") is a genus of basal ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period of China. By far the earliest known ceratopsian, it was a small, primarily bipedal herbivore.

Family
Chaoyangsauridae
Order
Ornithischia
Period
Jurassic (161.0–155.0 Ma)
Diet
Herbivore
Length
1.2 m
Weight
15 kg
Type locality
Shishugou Formation, Xinjiang, China
Holotype
IVPP V14530
PBDB
txn:90117

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