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Penelopognathus lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.2
Scientists think Penelopognathus was a relative of later duck-billed dinosaurs like Edmontosaurus.1
The name Penelopognathus comes from Greek words meaning 'wild duck jaw'.1
This dinosaur was named after David Weishampel, a famous expert on duck-billed dinosaurs.1
Most asked questions about Penelopognathus
?What did Penelopognathus eat?
Penelopognathus was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants. Its teeth were adapted for chewing plant material.4
?How big was Penelopognathus?
Penelopognathus grew up to about 5 metres (16 ft) long and around 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall when fully grown.1
?When did Penelopognathus live?
Penelopognathus lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 121 to 113 million years ago, in the Aptian stage.4
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- Scientific name
- Penelopognathus
- Named by
- Godefroit et al. 20054
- Group
- Beaked plant-eaters
- Family / clade
- Hadrosauroidea4
- Classification
- Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
- Age of the rocks
- 121 to 113 million years (Aptian)4
- Rock formations
- Bayangobi4
- Countries
- China4
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Penelopognathus was named in 2005 by paleontologists Pascal Godefroit, Li, and Shang, based on a jaw fossil found in the Bayan Gobi Formation of Inner Mongolia, China.1
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure exactly how Penelopognathus is related to other duck-billed dinosaurs. Some studies place it close to Telmatosaurus, while others suggest different relationships.1
Where the facts come from
- Penelopognathus (en.wikipedia.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Penelopognathus weishampeli | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
- Penelopognathus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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