Xuwulong

Zu-wu-long.
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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

Xuwulong (Xuwu dragon).

Phonetic

Zu-wu-long.

Named By

You, Li & Liu - 2011.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

X. yueluni

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

China, Gansu Province.

Time Period

Aptian to Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial skeleton.

In Depth

       Xuwulong is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

– A New Hadrosauriform Dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Gansu Province, China. – Acta Geologica Sinica. 85 (1): 51–57. – You Hailu, Li Daqing & Liu Weichang – 2011.

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