Genus
Valid Extinct

Daurlong

Wang et al. 2022

Daurlong is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Longjiang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, D. wangi, known from a nearly complete skeleton. Daurlong represents the first described occurrence of a preserved intestinal region in a theropod closely related to birds.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Daurlong
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Skeletal reconstruction of Daurlong wangi. Scale bar = 10 cm © X. Wang, A. Cau, B. Guo, F. Ma, G. Qing, & Y. Liu · 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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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Daurlong Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Longjiang
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Daurlong wangi 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Wang, A. Cau, and B. Guo, F. Ma, G. Qing, Y. Liu . 2022. Intestinal preservation in a birdlike dinosaur supports conservatism in digestive canal evolution among theropods. Scientific Reports 12(1):19965:1-10 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Wang, A. Cau, and B. Guo, F. Ma, G. Qing, Y. Liu . 2022. Intestinal preservation in a birdlike dinosaur supports conservatism in digestive canal evolution among theropods. Scientific Reports 12(1):19965:1-10 DOI ↗