Guanlong

crown dragon

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Guanlong means "crown dragon" in Mandarin Chinese. It refers to the thin, fragile bony crest running along the top of the skull, which looks like a crown or ornamental headdress. The type species is Guanlong wucaii; "wucai" means "five colours" and refers to the colourful rocks of the fossil site.

Named by

Xu et al.

Year named

2006

Period

Late Jurassic

Stage

Oxfordian

Found in

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