Dinosauria›Ornithischia›Ornithopoda›Iguanodontidae
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Bolong Bolong yixianensis Wu et al. 2010

/bˈɑːlɔŋ/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Bolong yixianensis is an ornithopod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Wu et al. 2010. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Bolong yixianensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Bolong
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Bolong yixianensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
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predator–prey
Microraptor
Microraptor zhaoianus
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predator–prey
Cathayornis
Cathayornis yandica
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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coexisted–with
Sinovenator
Sinovenator changii
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same–clade
Jinzhousaurus
Jinzhousaurus yangi
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same–clade
Foskeia
Foskeia pelendonum
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