Beipiaosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Beipiaosaurus is a therizinosaur theropod dinosaur. It lived in the Lower Cretaceous, about 125 million years ago. Its fossil was found in the Yixian Formation near Beipiao, Liaoning Province of China.
| Beipiaosaurus Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
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| Genus: | Beipiaosaurus Xu, Tang & Wang, 1999
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The theroziosaurs were a group of theropods which became herbivorous. Beipiaosaurus had a toothless beak, cheek teeth, and protofeathers.
