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Shaochilong Shaochilong maortuensis (Hu 1964)
/ʃˈeɪətʃˌɪlɔŋ/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · 121.4–100.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Nei Mongol
Formation
Miaogou
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Shaochilong maortuensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–100.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Nei Mongol, China. It was named by (Hu 1964). The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Shaochilong maortuensis sits in deep time
Shaochilong
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Shaochilong maortuensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.