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Mei
Mei long Xu and Norell 2004
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Mei long is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore, omnivore. It was named by Xu and Norell 2004. 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 Mei sits in deep time
Mei
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Mei's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.