Datonglong

Da-tang-long.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Datonglong ‭(‬Datong dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Da-tang-long.

Named By

Xu Shichao,‭ ‬You Hailu,‭ ‬Wang Jiawei,‭ ‬Wang Suozhu,‭ ‬Yi Jian,‭ & ‬Jia Lei‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Hadrosauroidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬tianzhenensis‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Huiquanpu Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian‭ ‬of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Lower jaw with teeth.

In Depth

       Datonglong is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Unfortunately not much is known about this genus because only a jaw‭ ‬is known,‭ ‬however the teeth are noted as attaining lengths of up to five and a half centimetres.

       Datonglong should not be confused with the predatory dinosaur Datanglong.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Tianzhen,‭ ‬Shanxi Province,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬54‭(‬1‭)‬:67-78.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xu Shichao,‭ ‬You Hailu,‭ ‬Wang Jiawei,‭ ‬Wang Suozhu,‭ ‬Yi Jian,‭ & ‬Jia Lei‭ – ‬2016.

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