Heyuannia
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 Profile of Heyuannia huangi.
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Heyuannia ("Heyuan one") is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur first described in 2002. It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period in China, and is the first oviraptorid found in that country (most lived in neighboring Mongolia). It had very short arms and digits, though its first digit was reduced.
The type specimen, Heyuannia huangi, was described by Lü in 2002. Multiple fossils have been found, including one which may retain possible reproductive organs.
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- Lü, J. (2002). "A new oviraptorosaurid (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of southern China." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22, 871-875.
- Lü, J. (2005). Oviraptorid dinosaurs from Southern China. Beijing: Geological Publishing House. ISBN 7-116-04368-3. 200 pages + 8 plates. (In Chinese: pp 1-83, including 36 figures & 3 tables. In English: pp 85-200, including 5 geological figures.)
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