Genus
Valid Extinct

Wulong

Poust et al. 2020

Wulong bohaiensis is an extinct species of microraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Jiufotang Formation of China. It is the only species in the genus Wulong, known from the complete skeleton of a juvenile preserving feather traces.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Wulong
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Fossil includes two tail feathers at the left of the image. © Ashley Poust · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Wulong
Wulong
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Wulong Genus
Measurements
Length
0,71 m ⓘ
Wulong bohaiensis
Mass
0,6 kg ⓘ
Wulong bohaiensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Jiufotang
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Wulong bohaiensis 121 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
A. W. Poust, C.-L. Gao, and D. J. Varricchio, J.-L. Wu, F.-J. Zhang. 2020. A new microraptorine theropod from the Jehol Biota and growth in early dromaeosaurids. The Anatomical Record 303(4):963-987 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. W. Poust, C.-L. Gao, and D. J. Varricchio, J.-L. Wu, F.-J. Zhang. 2020. A new microraptorine theropod from the Jehol Biota and growth in early dromaeosaurids. The Anatomical Record 303(4):963-987 DOI ↗