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Dinosaurs

Chaoyangsaurus

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Chaoyangsaurus youngi

Chaoyangsaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Ceratopian

Type

Ceratopsia

Meaning

Chaoyang lizard

Length

1.1m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia, Neoceratopsia, Chaoyangsaurus
Found In
China
Range
151-136 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
Chaoyangsaurus is the earliest known ceratopsian (shield dinosaur).
Alternate Names