Huaxiazhoulong

Say it like this: “hwah-syah-jo-long”

Huaxiazhoulong shouwen

Huaxiazhoulong ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.

Quiz me on Huaxiazhoulong

When: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Named in: 2025 · Zhu, Z.; Wu, J.; You, Y.; Jia, Y.; Chen, C.; Yao, X.; Zheng, W.; Xu, X.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 6 m · 20 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: China · Tangbian
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: armored dinosaur · Ankylosaur
Family branch: Ankylosauridae

The story in short

The genus Huaxiazhoulong dates to 2025, the year Z. Zhu and colleagues described it.

Fossils referred to Huaxiazhoulong date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Tangbian Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Huaxiazhoulong at a length near 6 m.

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

Chuanqilong

Chuanqilong chaoyangensis

Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago