Qiupalong
chee-oo-pah-LONG /tʃiˌuːpɑːˈlɒŋ/
Accepted genus
Qiupa dragon
- Qiupa · Place name · the Qiupa Formation / Qiupa area in Henan Province, China, where the fossils were found
- long · Chinese (Mandarin) · dragon
Qiupalong is named after the Qiupa Formation in Henan Province, China, where its fossils were found. It combines "Qiupa" with the Chinese word "long" (龙), meaning dragon, which is commonly used in names of Chinese dinosaurs. The type species is Qiupalong henanensis.
- Named by
- Xu et al.
- Year named
- 2011
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Qiupa Formation, Henan Province, China
A theropod belonging to the ornithomimosaurs ("ostrich dinosaurs"). Exact stage of the Qiupa Formation is uncertain, so stages are left blank.