Genus
Valid Extinct

Xunmenglong

Xing et al. 2020

Xunmenglong is a genus of compsognathid theropod dinosaur from the Huajiying Formation of Hebei Province, China. The type and only species is Xunmenglong yinliangis. The holotype material consists of a pelvis, tail base and hindlimbs that had previously been part of a chimera containing three different animals. The animal is described as being the smallest known member of Compsognathidae, being about the size of the sub-adult Scipionyx holotype specimen, or approximately 50 centimetres (1.6 ft) in length.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Xunmenglong
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​英良迅猛龍(Xunmenglong yingliangis)的骨架模型 © 宜蘭第一公民 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Compsognathidae Family
Xunmenglong Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Huajiying
1
Temporal distribution
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Xunmenglong yingliangis 133 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
L. Xing, T. Miyashita, and D. Wang, K. Niu, P. J. Currie. 2020. A new compsognathid theropod dinosaur from the oldest assemblage of the Jehol Biota in the Lower Cretaceous Huajiying Formation, northeastern China. Cretaceous Research 107:104285 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
L. Xing, T. Miyashita, and D. Wang, K. Niu, P. J. Currie. 2020. A new compsognathid theropod dinosaur from the oldest assemblage of the Jehol Biota in the Lower Cretaceous Huajiying Formation, northeastern China. Cretaceous Research 107:104285 DOI ↗