Haolong: Beast of the Week
This week we'll be checking out a newly described dinosaur that is so unique, it completely changes what we think we knew about dinosaur skin! Enter Haolong dongi!Haolong was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Liaoning, China, during the Early Cretaceous period, about 112.5 million years ago. The only specimen on record measures about 8 feet (2.45m) from beak to tail but was a juvenile when it died so the species likely grew larger. The genus name translates from Chinese to "S
08/03/2026
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