Chinese Psittacosaurus (scientific name: Psittacosaurus sinensis)
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Psittacus sinensis was a small, herbivorous dinosaur that lived approximately 12.6–101 million years ago. It is one of the earliest known ceratopsian dinosaurs. It was named after the Latin word for parrot, Psittacus, because it had a beak like a parrot.
Feeding and diet
The Chinese Psittacosaurus was a herbivore with the following characteristics:
Its curved, parrot-like beak helps it pry open the fleshy cones and seeds.
Its forelimbs are relatively short and are used to grasp leaves.
Evolutionary Relationship
Psittacosaurus sinensis is a primitive horned dinosaur or ceratopsian. It belongs to the Psittacosauridae family of Asia, several of which lived in the Early Cretaceous period.
