Genus
Valid Extinct

Tongtianlong

Lü et al. 2016

Tongtianlong is a genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaurs that lived in the late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous period. It contains one species, T. limosus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Tongtianlong
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The whole skeleton of the holotype Tongtianlong limosus gen. et sp. nov. in dorsal view (a) and lateral view (b). Scale bar = 10 cm. © Junchang Lü, Rongjun Chen, Stephen L. Brusatte, Yangxiao Zhu & Caizhi Shen · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Tongtianlong
Tongtianlong
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Oviraptoridae Family
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Citipatinae Subfamily
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Tongtianlong Genus
Measurements
Length
1,75 m ⓘ
Tongtianlong limosus
Mass
17 kg ⓘ
Tongtianlong limosus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Hekou
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tongtianlong limosus 72 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. Lü, R. Chen, and S. L. Brusatte, Y. Zhu, C. Shen. 2016. A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture. Scientific Reports 6:35780:1-12 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. Lü, R. Chen, and S. L. Brusatte, Y. Zhu, C. Shen. 2016. A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture. Scientific Reports 6:35780:1-12 DOI ↗