Beibeilong

Bay-bay-long.
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Name

Beibeilong Beibeilong,‭ ‬sinensis,‭ ‬species,‭ ‬oviraptosaur,‭ ‬dinosaur,‭ ‬name,‭ ‬meaning,‭ ‬fossil,‭ ‬location,‭ ‬distribution,‭ ‬facts,‭ ‬information,‭ ‬time,‭ ‬period,‭ ‬article

Phonetic

Bay-bay-long.

Named By

H.-Y.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Zelenitsky,‭ ‬J.-C.,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Carpenter,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Koppelhus,‭ ‬S.-H.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xiao,‭ ‬H.-L.‭ ‬Chuang,‭ ‬T.-R.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t‭ & ‬C.-Z.‭ ‬Shen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria,‭ ‬Caenagnathidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

B.‭ ‬sinensis‭

Size

Unknown

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Henan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Gaogou Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian/Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Eggs including embryos.

In Depth

       Beibeilong is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the earlier stages of the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬The genus was described from fossilised embryos and eggs.‭ ‬Adult details including maximum size of Beibeilong are unknown at the time of writing,‭ ‬but the original describers of the genus speculated that‭ ‬when fully grown,‭ ‬Beibeilong may have rivalled the massive oviraptorid dinosaur Gigantoraptor for size.

Further reading

-‭ ‬Perinate and eggs of a giant caenagnathid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of central China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature Communications‭ ‬8:14952.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.-Y.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Zelenitsky,‭ ‬J.-C.,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Carpenter,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Koppelhus,‭ ‬S.-H.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xiao,‭ ‬H.-L.‭ ‬Chuang,‭ ‬T.-R.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t‭ & ‬C.-Z.‭ ‬Shen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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