Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Psittacosaurus

- Other Names: Protiguanaodon
- Pronunciation: SIT-uh-ko-SAWR-us
- Translation: Parrot Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Marginocephalia
- Infraorder: Ceratopsia
- Family: Psittacosauridae
- Height: 3.5 feet (1.1 meters)
- Length: 6.5 feet (2 meters)
- Description: Herbivore, Bipedaly
- Notes: Found in Mongolia, China, Thailand, and former U.S.S.R.Psittacosaurus is an ancestor of the ceratopsians. It had parrot-likejaws and a very slight bony frill. Unlike later ceratopsians,Psittacosaurus was mainly bipedal, but probably waddled on allfours when grazing.