Shixinggia

Shi-zing-e-ah.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Shixinggia ‭(‬from Shixing‭)‬.

Phonetic

Shi-zing-e-ah.

Named By

J.-C.‭ ‬L�‭ & ‬B.-K.‭ ‬Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria,‭ ‬Oviraptoridae.

Diet

Uncertain/Omnivore‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬oblita‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pingling Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Though only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Shixinggia seems to have been a fairly advanced oviraptorid.‭ ‬Asian oviraptosaurs seem to have been most common in Mongolia,‭ ‬but Shixinggia represents one of the few known to have been living within what are now the borders of China.‭ ‬The first oviraptosaur known to have lived within China was Heyuannia.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new oviraptorid‭ (‬theropod:‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of the Nanxiong Basin,‭ ‬Guangdong province of southern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Sinica‭ ‬44‭(‬3‭)‬:412-422.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.-C.‭ ‬L�‭ & ‬B.-K.‭ ‬Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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