Genus
Valid Extinct

Yuanyanglong

Hao et al. 2025

Yuanyanglong is an extinct genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Miaogou Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Yuanyanglong bainian, known from two partial skeletons.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Yuanyanglong
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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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Yuanyanglong Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Miaogou
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Yuanyanglong bainian 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. Hao, Z. Li, and Z. Wang, S. Wang, F. Ma, Qinggele, J. Logan King, R. Pei, Q. Zhao, X. Xu. 2025. A new oviraptorosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Miaogou Formation of western Inner Mongolia, China. Cretaceous Research 167(78):106023 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. Hao, Z. Li, and Z. Wang, S. Wang, F. Ma, Qinggele, J. Logan King, R. Pei, Q. Zhao, X. Xu. 2025. A new oviraptorosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Miaogou Formation of western Inner Mongolia, China. Cretaceous Research 167(78):106023 DOI ↗