Ningyuansaurus

In Depth        At the time of its description,‭ ‬Ningyuansaurus is considered to be one of the earliest known oviraptosaurs to appear on the‭ ‬Mesozoic landscape.‭ ‬So primitive is Ningyuansaurus,‭ ‬that the skull it proportionately longer than later oviraptosaurs,‭ ‬and still contains teeth,‭ ‬ten in the upper jaw‭ (‬four premaxilla,‭ ‬six maxilla‭)‬,‭ ‬and at least fourteen … Read more