Genus

Valid Extinct

Tongtianlong

Lü et al. 2016

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

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial

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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

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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

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇨🇳 China

Geological formations

Hekou

Temporal distribution

Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)

Species (1)

Tongtianlong limosus 72 Ma

Images 1

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)