Postcranial osteology of Beipiaosaurus inexpectus (Theropoda: Therizinosauria).

Beipiaosaurus inexpectus, from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation (Sihetun locality, near Beipiao), Liaoning, China, is a key taxon for understanding the early evolution of therizinosaurians. Since initial publication in 1999, only the cranial elements of this taxon have been described in detail....

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Main Authors: Chun-Chi Liao, Lindsay E Zanno, Shiying Wang, Xing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257913