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sharp-clawed runner
Yuanyanglong
Say it like this: “ywen-YAHNG-long”
Yuanyanglong bainian
Yuanyanglong ate plants and meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
- Named in
- 2024 · Hao, M.; Li, Z.; Wang, Z.; Wang, S.; Ma, F.; Qinggele; Logan King, J.; Pei, R.; Zhao, Q.; Xu, X.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China · Miaogou
- Food and walking
- Omnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Oviraptorosauria
The story in short
The genus Yuanyanglong dates to 2024, the year M. Hao and colleagues described it. The name means “mandarin duck.”
Fossils referred to Yuanyanglong date to the Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian), roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Miaogou Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Yuanyanglong are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Oviraptorosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Avimimus
Avimimus portentosus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian · Maastrichtian) · roughly 83.6 to 66 million years ago
Incisivosaurus
Incisivosaurus gauthieri
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Protarchaeopteryx
Protarchaeopteryx robusta
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago