Name - Psittacosaurus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:386834 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Psittacosaurus Osborn 1923

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Bolshoi Ilek as the Ilek Formation stratotype of the Lower Cretaceous, and the new dinosaur and mammoth faunae site in the South-east of Western Siberia.
• A cloacal opening in a non-avian dinosaur.
• Oldest preserved umbilical scar reveals dinosaurs had 'belly buttons'.
• The exquisitely preserved integument of Psittacosaurus and the scaly skin of ceratopsian dinosaurs.
• Cellular structure of dinosaur scales reveals retention of reptile-type skin during the evolutionary transition to feathers.

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