Genus
Valid Extinct

Datanglong

Mo et al. 2014

Datanglong is an extinct genus of tetanuran theropod of uncertain taxonomic placement. It existed during Xinlong Formation, Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Albian), in what is now Guangxi China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Datanglong
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Cast of Datanglong guangxiensis holotype at the National Natural History Museum of China. © Jonathan Chen · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Datanglong
Datanglong
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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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Allosauroidea Superfamily
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Carcharodontosauria Unranked clade
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Datanglong Genus
Measurements
Length
8,6 m ⓘ
Datanglong guangxiensis
Mass
2 100 kg ⓘ
Datanglong guangxiensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Xinlong
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Datanglong guangxiensis 121 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. Mo, F. Zhou, and G. Li, Z. Huang, C. Cao. 2014. A new Carcharodontosauria (Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi, Southern China. Acta Geologica Sinica 88(4):1051-1059 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. Mo, F. Zhou, and G. Li, Z. Huang, C. Cao. 2014. A new Carcharodontosauria (Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi, Southern China. Acta Geologica Sinica 88(4):1051-1059 DOI ↗