Datonglong
dah-TONG-long /dɑˌtɔŋˈlɒŋ/
Accepted genus
Datong dragon
- Datong · Chinese (place name) · Datong, a city in Shanxi Province, China
- long · Chinese · dragon
The name combines Datong, a city in Shanxi Province, China, with the Chinese word for "dragon" (long). It means "Datong dragon" and refers to the area where the fossils were found.
- Found in
- Shanxi Province, China
I am fairly sure this is a published genus of Late Cretaceous dinosaur from the Datong area of Shanxi, China. I am not certain of the author, year, exact age or classification, so I have left those fields blank. Please check them against a primary source.