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sharp-clawed runner
Daurlong
Say it like this: “da-wur-long”
Daurlong wangi
Daurlong ate meat and walked on two 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
- 2022 · Wang, X.; Cau, A.; Guo, B.; Ma, F.; Qing, G.; Liu, Y.
- Hip height
- 0.4 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 1.5 m · 5 ft
- Weight
- 2 kg · 4 lb
- Found in
- China · Longjiang
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Dromaeosauridae
The story in short
The genus Daurlong dates to 2022, the year X. Wang and colleagues described it. The name means “daur dragon.”
Fossils referred to Daurlong date to the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Longjiang Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Daurlong at a length near 1.5 m, hips about 0.4 m high, and a body mass around 2 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Dromaeosauridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Asiamericana
Asiamericana asiatica
Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian) · roughly 93.9 to 85.7 million years ago
Balaur
Balaur bondoc
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Dakotaraptor
Dakotaraptor steini
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago