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Dromaeosauridae

Daurlong wangi

"Daur dragon"

Generic raptor body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Daurlong 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic raptor body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Daurlong
Length
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (121.23 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Sickle-clawed raptors: Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor.

Daurlong (meaning “Daur dragon”) is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Longjiang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, D. wangi, known from a nearly complete skeleton. Daurlong represents the first described occurrence of a preserved intestinal region in a theropod closely related to birds.

What we know

  • Named by Wang et al., 2022.
  • Body length estimated at about 1.5 m.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Daurlong — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.