and probably small vertebrates

a solitary Protoceratops grazing carelessly near an oasis

like other members of its family

Its most distinctive features included a long

Height 32 mm

Beipiaosaurus inexpectus Torosaurus and probably small vertebratesBeipiaosaurus inexpectus was a herbivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago, in what is now northeastern China. This dinosaur belongs to the therizinosaurid group, an unusual branch of theropods characterized by adaptations to a plant based diet and unique body morphologies among carnivorous dinosaurs. Relatively small in size, Beipiaosaurus measured around 2. 2 meters in length and