Manidens condorensis

 

 

Published

25 August 2022

Last Updated

25 August 2022

Manidens condorensis was a diminutive species of ornithischian dinosaur that inhabited the Chubut province of Argentina during the Jurassic period, approximately 170 million years ago.

Manidens might have possessed a covering of quill-like feathers, as a closely related dinosaur from China called Tianyulong was discovered to have had these structures.


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Period Jurassic
Age approx. 170 million years old
Diet Omnivore
Height 30cm at the hip
Length 75 centimetres
Weight Roughly 3kg
Discovered at Canadón Asfalto Formation, Chubut, Argentina (2011)
Discovered by Diego Pol et al (holotype MEF)

 

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