Tongnanlong
tong-NAN-long /tɒŋˌnænˈlɒŋ/
Accepted genus
Tongnan dragon
- Tongnan · Place name (Chinese) · Tongnan, a district of Chongqing, China, where the fossils were found
- long · Chinese (Mandarin) · dragon
The name combines Tongnan, the district in Chongqing, China, where the fossils were found, with the Mandarin word "long", meaning "dragon". "Long" is widely used in the names of Chinese dinosaurs. The name therefore means "Tongnan dragon".
- Found in
- Tongnan District, Chongqing, China
I am not fully sure of the author, year, age or group for this genus, so those fields are left blank. The type species is, I believe, Tongnanlong zhimingi. Please check these details against the original description.