Genus
Valid Extinct

Beishanlong

Makovicky et al. 2010

Beishanlong is a genus of giant ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. It is the second-largest ornithomimosaur discovered, only surpassed by the related Deinocheirus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Beishanlong
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade
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Beishanlong Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Xiagou
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Beishanlong grandis 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. J. Makovicky, D. Li, and K.-Q. Gao, M. Lewin, G. M. Erickson, M. A. Norell. 2010. A giant ornithomimosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277:191-198 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. J. Makovicky, D. Li, and K.-Q. Gao, M. Lewin, G. M. Erickson, M. A. Norell. 2010. A giant ornithomimosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277:191-198 DOI ↗