Datanglong
dah-TAHNG-long /dɑˌtɑŋˈlɒŋ/
Accepted genus
Datang dragon
- Datang · Chinese (place name) · Datang, the locality in Guangxi, China
- long · Chinese · dragon
The name combines "Datang", the area in Guangxi, China, where the fossils were found, with the Chinese word for "dragon" (long), a common ending for Chinese dinosaur names. The type species is Datanglong guangxiensis, with the species name referring to Guangxi.
- Named by
- Mo et al.
- Year named
- 2014
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Guangxi, southern China
A theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi, China. I am less sure of its exact age and its placement within Theropoda, so I have left the stages blank.