Offered is a rare, impressive and displayable 15cm X 12cm aimost complete skull of the Lower Cretaceous ceratopsid dinosaur Psittacosaurus mazongshensis Yu 1997, from the Lower Xinminbao Formation of Ganzu Province, China.

This beautiful specimen is without reconstruction and is complete except for the anterior 'beak', of the upper skull. Both orbits, dorsal and lateral fenestrae, and both upper skull lateral spines are intact. The hinged lower jaw is in situ, and upper and lower dentition has been partly revealed by preparation, with more teeth to be revealed too. In all a fine complete skull for the specialist............

Psittacosaurus is a much smaller relative of Triceratops and is notable for being the most species-rich non-avian dinosaur genus, with more than a dozen species so far known, from across China, Mongolia, Russia, and Thailand. Psittacosaurus were obligate bipeds at adulthood( the rear limbs are larger and more powerful than the forelimbs) with a high skull and a robust beak. This specimen is matrix-free and part of a former teaching collection............the bone quality is very good.

Affordable price for a displayable and good sized example of dinosaur from a classic locality.