DAURLONG
a carnivorous dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.
Pronunciation: da-wur-long
Meaning: Daur dragon
Author/s: Wang
et al. (
2022)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Inner Mongolia, China
Discovery Chart Position: #1083
Daurlong wangi
(Wang's Daur Dragon)Etymology
Daurlong is derived from "Daur" (for the Daur Nation: one of the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups of China who mostly live in Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner) and the Chinese "long" (dragon).
The
species epithet,
wangi, honours Mr Wang Junyou, director of the Inner Mongolia Museum of Natural History in Hohhot, China.
ZooBank registry:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:61938885-1854-4CCC-B723-C4065C83BEBA.
Discovery
The remains of
Daurlong were discovered in the Longjiang Formation at Pigeon Hill, Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.
The
holotype (IMMNH-PV00731) is an almost complete individual, with a length of about 150 cm, preserved on a stone slab, alongside a partial frog skeleton.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Age range: 121 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 1.5 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Wang X, Cau A, Guo B, Ma F, Qing G and Liu Y (2022) "Intestinal preservation in a birdlike dinosaur supports conservatism in digestive canal evolution among theropods".
Scientific Reports, 12(19965): 1-10. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24602-x. [*Image credit*: CC-BY-4.0]
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