Heyuannia

Pronunciation:
Hey-YOU-ARN-ee-ah
Name meaning:
'from [the city of] Heyuan'
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
2.0m
Diet:
omnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 72-68 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Oviraptorosauria, Caenagnathoidea, Oviraptoridae, Ingeniinae
Named by:
Barsbold (1981)
Type species:
yanshini