Limusaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Xinjiang (China).
Quick facts about Limusaurus:
- Existed from 163.5 million years ago to 157.3 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 3 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Limusaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- X. Xu and J. M. Clark. 2006. A basal tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China. Nature 439:715-718
- X. Xu and J. M. Clark. 2009. A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies. Nature 459(7249):940-944
- D. A. Eberth and X. Xu. 2010. Dinosaur death pits from the Jurassic of China. Palaios 25:112-125
