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Yulong Yulong mini Lü et al. 2013
/jˈuːlɔŋ/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Henan
Formation
Qiupa
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Yulong mini is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was an omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Henan, China. It was named by Lü et al. 2013. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Yulong mini sits in deep time
Yulong
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Yulong mini'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.