Genus
Valid Extinct

Zhanghenglong

Xing et al. 2014

Zhanghenglong is an extinct genus of herbivorous hadrosauroid iguanodont dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Majiacun Formation in Xixia County of Henan Province, China. It contains a single species, Zhanghenglong yangchengensis, represented by a disarticulated and partial cranium and postcranial skeleton.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Zhanghenglong
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Zhanghenglong Genus
Measurements
Length
5,3 m ⓘ
Zhanghenglong yangchengensis
Mass
800 kg ⓘ
Zhanghenglong yangchengensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Majiacun
1
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Zhanghenglong yangchengensis 86 Ma
Images 4
Bibliography
Original description
H. Xing, D. -Y. Wang, and F.-L. Han, C. Sullivan, Q.-Y. Ma, Y.-M. He, D. W. E. Hone, R.-H. Yan, F.-M. Du, X. Xu. 2014. A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) with transitional features from the Late Cretaceous of Henan Province, China. PLoS One 9(6): e98821 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
H. Xing, D. -Y. Wang, and F.-L. Han, C. Sullivan, Q.-Y. Ma, Y.-M. He, D. W. E. Hone, R.-H. Yan, F.-M. Du, X. Xu. 2014. A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) with transitional features from the Late Cretaceous of Henan Province, China. PLoS One 9(6): e98821 DOI ↗