![]() Since many specimens were found together, it is possible Limusaurus lived in groups. This probably corresponded to a dietary shift from omnivory to herbivory. It underwent a drastic morphological transformation as it aged: while juveniles were toothed, the teeth were completely lost and replaced by a beak. Limusaurus was a small, slender animal, about 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) in length and 15 kg (33 lb) in weight, with a long neck and legs but small forelimbs. ![]() The only species, Limusaurus inextricabilis, was described in 2009 from specimens (diagram pictured) found in the Upper Shishugou Formation in the Junggar Basin. Limusaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Late Jurassic, around 161 to 157 million years ago. ![]() Skeletal diagram showing the preserved remains of the holotype specimen ![]()
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