Chuandongocoelurus

Chu-an-dong-o-coe-lu-rus.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Chuandongocoelurus ‭(‬Hollow tail‭)‬.

Phonetic

Chu-an-dong-o-coe-lu-rus.

Named By

He‭ ‬-‭ ‬1984.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Tetanurae,‭ ‬Megalosauroidea.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬primitivus‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about 4 meters long for the holotype.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Sichuan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dashanpu Formation‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lower Shaximiao Formation.

Time Period

Bathonian/Callovian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains,‭ ‬probably of a juvenile/subadult.

In Depth

       A little known theropod dinosaur from China,‭ ‬a‭ ‬2010‭ ‬study by Benson et al found Chuandongocoelurus to probably be related to the more complete Monolophosaurus.‭ ‬The partial remains of Chuandongocoelurus are thought to be from a juvenile/subadult individual,‭ ‬and coupled with the overall incomplete nature of them,‭ ‬it is impossible to establish an accurate size estimate for this dinosaur.

Further Reading

– The vertebrate fossils of Sichuan. – Sichuan Scientific and Technological Publishing House. 168 pp.. – He – 1984

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