Name: Qiaowanlong
(Qiaowan dragon).
Phonetic: Zhow-wan-long.
Named By: You & Li - 2009.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Saurischia,
Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Macronaria.
Species: Q. kangxii (type).
Type: Herbivore.
Size: Approximately 12 meters long.
Known locations: China, Gansu, Yujinzi Basin.
Time period: Albian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: One partial skeleton.
Qiaowanlong was first thought to be an Asian representative of the world famous Brachiosaurus, but has since been found to be similar to other Asian sauropods like Euhelopus.
Further reading
- The first well-preserved Early Cretaceous brachiosaurid dinosaur in
Asia. - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. -
H.-L. You & D.-Q. Li - 2009.