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armored dinosaur
Chuanqilong
Say it like this: “shwahn-chee-long”
Chuanqilong chaoyangensis
Chuanqilong ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2014 · Han, F.; Zheng, W.; Hu, D.; Xu, X.; Barrett, P. M.
- Hip height
- 0.9 m · 3 ft
- Length
- 4.5 m · 15 ft
- Weight
- 1 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Jiufotang
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- armored dinosaur · Ankylosaur
- Family branch
- Ankylosauridae
The story in short
In 2014, F. Han and colleagues published the name Chuanqilong. The name means “legendary dragon.”
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Jiufotang Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Chuanqilong at a length near 4.5 m, hips about 0.9 m high, and a body mass around 1 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Ankylosauridae, among the armored dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Aletopelta
Aletopelta coombsi
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Cedarpelta
Cedarpelta bilbeyhallorum
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
Huaxiazhoulong
Huaxiazhoulong shouwen
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago