Zuoyunlong

Zoo-o-yun-long.
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Name

Zuoyunlong ‭(‬Zuolong dragon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Zoo-o-yun-long.

Named By

Run-Fu Wang,‭ ‬Hai-Lu You,‭ ‬Suo-Zhu Wang,‭ ‬Shi-Chao Xu,‭ ‬Jian Yi,‭ ‬Li-Juan Xie,‭ ‬Lei Jia‭ & ‬Hai Xing‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Iguanodontia,‭ ‬Hadrosauroidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Z.‭ ‬huangi‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains,‭ ‬but estimated by the original describers to have been about eight meters long based upon a preserved‭ ‬ilium length of‭ ‬62‭ ‬centimetres.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zhumapu Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial illium‭ (‬part of the pelvis‭)‬.

In Depth

       Zuoyunlong is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in China during the early‭ ‬stages of the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬In terms of physical development,‭ ‬hadrosauroid dinosaurs were in‭ ‬between the earlier iguanodonts of the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous,‭ ‬and the later hadrosaurids that were most common by the end of the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-A second hadrosauroid dinosaur from the early Late Cretaceous of Zuoyun,‭ ‬Shanxi Province,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology:‭ ‬An International Journal of Paleobiology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Run-Fu Wang,‭ ‬Hai-Lu You,‭ ‬Suo-Zhu Wang,‭ ‬Shi-Chao Xu,‭ ‬Jian Yi,‭ ‬Li-Juan Xie,‭ ‬Lei Jia‭ & ‬Hai Xing‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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