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Oviraptoridae

Luoyanggia

"from Luoyang"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Luoyanggia 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Luoyanggia
Length
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (145–100 Mya)
Place
China · South Korea · Spain
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Oviraptoridae

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. Holtz estimated it at 1.5 m and around 2.27 – 9.1 kg. Molina-Pérez and Larramendi gave a similar size of 1.2 m and 8.5 kg.

What we know

  • Named by Lü et al., 2009.
  • Body length estimated at about 1.5 m.
  • Fossils found in China and South Korea.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Luoyanggia — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.