Ningyuansaurus
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Ningyuansaurus
DV-0829 · type species Ningyuansaurus wangi
- Lived
- 126 to 120 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Ji et al. 2012
Field notes
About Ningyuansaurus
Ningyuansaurus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 120 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Ningyuansaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Yixian Formation. It was named by Ji et al. in 2012.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
125 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Oviraptorosauria.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: Q. Ji, J.-c. Lü, and X.-f. Wei, X.-r. Wang. 2012. A new oviraptorosaur from the Yixian Formation of Jianching, western Liaoning Province, China. Geological Bulletin of China 31(12):2102-2107