Yutyrannus

Yutyrannus huali

Yutyrannus — scientific reconstruction

Yutyrannus (meaning "feathered tyrant") is a genus of proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid dinosaur which contains a single known species, Yutyrannus huali. This species lived during the early Cretaceous period in what is now northeastern China. Three fossils of Yutyrannus huali — all found in the rock beds of Liaoning Province — are the largest-known dinosaur specimens that preserve direct evidence of feathers.

Family
Proceratosauridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (125.0–120.0 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
9.0 m
Weight
1.4 t
Type locality
Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China
Holotype
ZCDM V5000
PBDB
txn:230946

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