Xiongguanlong

Xiongguan dragon (roughly "mighty pass dragon")

• Xiongguan · Chinese · Xiongguan, a 'mighty/majestic pass' near where the fossils were found, in the Gansu region of the Hexi Corridor
• long · Chinese · dragon

The name combines the Chinese "Xiongguan", a "mighty pass" referring to a historic mountain pass area of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province where the fossil was found, with "long", meaning dragon. It was chosen to tie the animal to its place of discovery. The type species is X. baimoensis.

Named by

Li et al.

Year named

2010

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Xiagou Formation, Changma Basin, Gansu Province, China

A basal tyrannosauroid theropod known from a skull and partial skeleton. The exact explanation of "Xiongguan" is given from memory and should be checked against the original description.