psittacosaurus
- n primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
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- Paleontologists Observe Psittacosaurus Growth Through Fossil Studies
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Paleontologists from around the globe have shown how the "parrot dinosaur" switched from four feet to two as it grew. Scientists from several universities wrote in the journal Nature Communications about how a Psittacosaurus would grow. These dinosaurs are one of the best-known dinosaurs, with more than 1,000 specimens found from the Cretaceous ...
June 28, 2013 - redOrbit - 'Parrot dinosaur' walked on all fours, then graduated to two (+video)
New research suggests that Psittacosaurus, China's 'parrot dinosaur,' walked on four feet – and then two feet.
June 28, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor - 'Parrot dinosaur' walked on all fours, then graduated to two
New research suggests that Psittacosaurus, China's 'parrot dinosaur,' walked on four feet – and then two feet.
June 28, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
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- Jack Horner in Montana State University
The reason I went after Psittacosaurus was because I figured I could get more of those dinosaurs in the shortest period of time than any other dinosaur,Horner added.