Bolong

dawn dragon

• bo · Chinese · dawn / early
• long · Chinese · dragon

Bolong is a hadrosauriform (iguanodont-grade) ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous of China. The name combines the Chinese "bo", meaning "dawn" or "early", with "long", meaning "dragon". It refers to its early position among the lineage leading to duck-billed dinosaurs. The type species is Bolong yixianensis, named after the Yixian Formation.

Named by

Wu, Godefroit and Hu

Year named

2013

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Aptian

Found in

Yixian Formation, Liaoning Province, China

Valid genus. The exact etymology of the "bo" element and the precise stage are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.