Genus · Horned dinosaurs · Cretaceous
Psittacosaurus
Named by Osborn 1923
Psittacosaurus lived 125.77–100.5 million years ago, during the Barremian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database lists 70 fossil records for it from 4 countries (China, Mongolia and Russia and others) — the 12th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Its records are spread over at least 10 formations; the largest share, 17%, is from the Yixian Formation.
- It is one of the more widespread genera here: records from 4 countries, 11th of 99.
- Pinacosaurus appears in 3% of the collections that hold Psittacosaurus.
- Its stage range spans about 25.3 million years (8th longest of 99); it is the 2nd best-recorded of the 11 horned dinosaurs here.
9 accepted species
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Psittacosaurus mongoliensis | Osborn 1923 | 14 |
| Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis | Zhou et al. 2006 | 5 |
| Psittacosaurus meileyingensis | Sereno et al. 1988 | 3 |
| Psittacosaurus sinensis | Young 1958 | 3 |
| Psittacosaurus neimongoliensis | Russell and Zhao 1996 | 2 |
| Psittacosaurus sibiricus | Voronkevich and Averianov 2000 | 2 |
| Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis | Sereno and Chao 1988 | 2 |
| Psittacosaurus amitabha | Napoli et al. 2019 | 1 |
| Psittacosaurus gobiensis | Sereno et al. 2010 | 1 |
Where it was found
70 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Data: PBDB taxon 38844 · method