Luoyanggia

 Luoyanggia (meaning "from Luoyang") is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Haoling Formation of the Ruyang Basin in Henan Province, central China. The type species is L. liudianensis.[1]Holtz estimated it at 1.5 meters (5 ft) and around 2.27-9.1 kg (5-20 lbs).[2] Molina-Pérez and Larramendi gave a similar size of 1.2 meters (4 ft) and 8.5 kg (18.7 lbs).[3]

Luoyanggia
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian–Albian 
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Dinosauria
Clade:Saurischia
Clade:Theropoda
Family:†Oviraptoridae
Genus:†Luoyanggia
Lü et al., 2009
Species:
†L. liudianensis
Binomial name
†Luoyanggia liudianensis
Lü et al., 2009

PaleobiologyEdit

Non-avian dinosaurs that co-existed with Luoyanggia included Ruyangosaurus, Zhongyuansaurus, Yunmenglong, Xianshanosaurus, and "Huanghetitan" ruyangensis. The type horizon of Luoyanggiawas initially thought to date Cenomanianstage of the late Cretaceous period, but extensive fieldwork in the Ruyang Basin and invertebrate and microfossil assemblages indicate an Aptian-Albian age for the Haoling Formation.[4]


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