Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Compsognathidae
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Xunmenglong Xunmenglong yingliangis Xing et al. 2020

/zˈʌnmɪŋɡlˌɔŋ/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) · 132.6–125.8 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Xunmenglong yingliangis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 132.6–125.8 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Xing et al. 2020. 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Xunmenglong yingliangis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Xunmenglong
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Volgatitan
Volgatitan simbirskiensis
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predator–prey
Pelorosaurus
Pelorosaurus conybeari
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predator–prey
Tietasaura
Tietasaura derbyiana
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coexisted–with
Triunfosaurus
Triunfosaurus leonardii
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same–clade
Archaeornithura
Archaeornithura meemannae
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same–clade
Cruralispennia
Cruralispennia multidonta
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same–clade
Eopengornis
Eopengornis martini
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same–clade
Paraprotopteryx
Paraprotopteryx gracilis
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