Lingwulong

Ling-wu-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

Lingwulong ‭(‬Lingwu dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ling-wu-long.

Named By

Xing Xu,‭ ‬Paul Upchurch,‭ ‬Philip D.‭ ‬Mannion,‭ ‬Paul M.‭ ‬Barrett,‭ ‬Omar R.‭ ‬Regalado-Fernandez,‭ ‬Jinyou Mo,‭ ‬Jinfu Ma‭ & ‬Hongan Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Dicraeosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬shenqi‭

Size

Roughly 19 to 20 meters long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yanan Formation.

Time Period

Toarcian to Bajocian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial remains of at least seven individuals‭ (‬possibly more‭)‬.

In Depth

       Lingwulong is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Jurassic.‭ ‬At the time of writing,‭ ‬Lingwulong is known from the remains of several individuals representing differing growth stages.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Middle Jurassic diplodocoid suggests an earlier dispersal and diversification of sauropod dinosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature Communications.‭ ‬9‭ (‬1‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xing Xu,‭ ‬Paul Upchurch,‭ ‬Philip D.‭ ‬Mannion,‭ ‬Paul M.‭ ‬Barrett,‭ ‬Omar R.‭ ‬Regalado-Fernandez,‭ ‬Jinyou Mo,‭ ‬Jinfu Ma‭ & ‬Hongan Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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