Lot 118
DINOSAUR FOSSIL SKELETON, PSITTACOSAURUS
LOWER CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 119 - 97.5 MILLION YEARS BP
Auction: 26 November 2025 at 14:00 GMT
Description
a specimen of Psittacosaurus sinensis, encased within the original matrix
Dimensions
26.8cm long
Footnote
With its birdlike skull and distinctive beak-shaped mouth, Psittacosaurus whose name literally means “parrot lizard”, was a small, herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period. Although it lacked the large frills and horns that characterized its later relatives, Psittacosaurus belonged to the Ceratopsia group, the same lineage that would eventually produce iconic species such as Triceratops. It was a herd-dwelling animal, likely using its beak to crop tough vegetation.