Chuanqilong
Chuanqilong (meaning "legendary dragon") is an extinct genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. It is known from the type species, Chuanqilong chaoyangensis.[1] It lived during the Aptian stage of early Cretaceous period (125 - 112 mya) and was about 4.5 metres (14 feet 9 inches) long. Its weight is estimated at some 450 kilograms (990 pounds).[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | †Ornithischia |
| Family: | †Ankylosauridae |
| Genus: | †Chuanqilong Han et al., 2014 |
| Type species | |
| †Chuanqilong chaoyangensis Han et al., 2014 | |
Skull and mandible
References
- Han, F.; Zheng, W.; Hu, D.; Xu, X.; Barrett, P.M. (2014). "A New Basal Ankylosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China". PLoS ONE. 9 (8): e104551. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104551. PMC 4131922. PMID 25118986.
- http://www.dinochecker.com/dinosaurs/CHUANQILONG
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